This article is a critique of selected issues of the Award handed down by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, referred to as "PCA" or "the Tribunal", in the 2016 Philippines-China Arbitration. It points out that the Award was entirely in favour of the Philippines which had unilaterally initiated the arbitra-
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