Published July 12, 2021, 11:11 AM As the world commemorates the fifth anniversary of the Arbitral Tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, Canada has expressed its concern over China’s “escalatory and destabilizing actions” in South China and the East China Sea as it called on all parties to comply with the international court’s decision that soundly rejected Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim as without basis. Government of Canada In a statement on Monday, the Global Affairs of Canada described the July 2016 Arbitral Award as a “significant milestone” and a useful basis for peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea.