Xinhua Commentary: Poisoned Legacy of South China Sea Arbitration Award Undermining Regional Peace, Stability

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Lies repeated a thousand times are still lies, and recurring farces can only bring even more chaos, not justice.

Ten years after the so-called South China Sea arbitration award was issued in 2016, the Philippines continues to recycle and politicise this deeply flawed decision, falsely portraying it as a legally binding verdict.

However, repetition cannot transform illegality into legitimacy, nor can time wash away the fundamental flaws of a politically manipulated process.

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The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has called on Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition to urgently convene hearings on the Constitutional Court’s recent judgment in the long running foreign exchange manipulation case, arguing that lawmakers must assess its implications for competition law enforcement and South Africa’s financial system.

In a letter addressed to Portfolio Committee Chairperson Mzwandile Masina, ATM Parliamentary Leader Vuyo Zungula requested that the committee prioritise the matter during Parliament’s ThirdREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Saturday exchanged congratulations over the 65th anniversary of the signing of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.

In his message, Xi said that in 1961, the olderREAD MORE

ActionSA has announced an investigation into the reported R17 billion infrastructure deal involving multinational agrochemical company UPL South Africa and Infrastructure South Africa, raising concerns about the company’s dealings with the government while it faces scrutiny over the 2021 chemical spill in eThekwini.

In a joint statement released on Tuesday, ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont and Member of Parliament Alan Beesley said the party would use parliamentary and municipal oversight mechanisms to investigate the reported agreement and allegationsREAD MORE

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Namibia community with a shared future for the new era during their talks held on Friday in Beijing.

Xi said China and Namibia enjoy profound traditional friendship and share common aspirations for development, adding that since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have always treated each other as equals and supported each other.