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International court rules China’s island-building illegal

By Jamie McIntyre
Published July 12, 2016 4:12pm ET
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International court rules China’s island-building illegal
The tribunal concluded that any rights that China may have had in the South China Sea were no longer valid. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool Photo via AP, File) | Ritchie B. Tongo

China’s claim of sovereignty over much of the South China Sea was decisively rejected Tuesday in a long-awaited legal ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague.

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