Full coverage: The South China Sea Issue

For more on the South China Sea dispute, we are joined now in the studio by Jia Xiudong, a senior research fellow from the China Institute of International Studies.

Q1. What is the significance of this US-China think tank dialogue? And what exactly do you think should be the US's role in the South China Sea issue?

Q2. The arbitration ruling is expected next week. What do you think the outcome will be and how do you expect the various parties to react?