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On July 12, 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea issued its Award on the case concerning the Philippines and China. The award places China, the South China Sea claimants, ASEAN, and external parties at a crossroads that opens up various possibilities and challenges. It has generated considerable uncertainty, anchoring the...