Today's paper contained some disturbing news about China which claims almost all of the South China Sea and is disputed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. While a UN tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on the Philippines' petition challenging China's claims on July 12, Beijing, which boycotted its proceedings, said it will not honour the judgement. While asserting its claims on the South China Sea, China has been saying that it never obstructed freedom of navigation, which India, US and other international community have been emphasising as it is the busiest commercial shipping route.
But at the same time China raised vociferous objections to US naval ships in the area especially in the waters close to artificial islands built by it. For further info please check the link below.