Claim: In his sixth and final State of the Nation Address  on July 26, President Rodrigo Duterte falsely claimed the 2016 arbitral award, which nullified China's expansive nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea, does not bind Beijing.
Fact-check: VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte is wrong; South China Sea arbitral award binds China, too
Verdict: in his sixth and final state of the nation address  on july 26, president rodrigo duterte falsely claimed the 2016 arbitral award, which nullified china's expansive nine-dash line claim over the south china sea, does not bind beijing.
Organisation: VERA Files
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2021-07-31T15:43:00