TRANSCRIPT: Justice Antonio Carpio on South China Sea conflict

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Karen Davila (KD): Given the Hague ruling and China’s reactions, I wanted to ask you first before we discuss essentially the contents of the ruling, where does it take the Philippines now?Justice Antonio Carpio: We are going to move forward with this ruling. If you recall from 1995 to 2012, we have been negotiating with China on the West Philippine Sea and every time we sat down with China, China would say, ‘We have indisputable sovereignty. There is nothing to discuss.’ We had to pull out a tool from our tool box and that is arbitration. We got a ruling from the tribunal that the nine-dash line is invalid. We go back to China to negotiate and tell them, ‘Your nine-dash lines have no effect on our EEZ and it doesn’t exist legally.’ The next step is to go back and continue with the bilateral with China. But of course, before we do that, because a lot of countries are involved, we should consult first with our friends in ASEAN – Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei – who are also affected by the nine-dash lines. After that, we have to consult with our allies and friends – the US, Japan, Australia, maybe South Korea and the EU countries – and then after that, we go and sit down with China.

Editor's Note: We are publishing in full Headstart's interview with Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who shared valuable insights on Philippines' territorial disputes with the South China Sea. July 14, 2016 Headstart, ABS-CBN News Channel

We are publishing in full Headstart's interview with Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who shared valuable insights on Philippines' territorial disputes with the South China Sea.

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TRANSCRIPT: Justice Antonio Carpio on South China Sea conflict

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