Full coverage: The South China Sea Issue

For more on the arbitral announcement, we're joined in the studio by Liu huawen, Assistant Director of Institute of International Law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Standing Councilor of the China Society for the Law of the Sea. Thank you for being with us.

Q1. From your professional perspective of international law, how do you read the finding? Why is China calling it invalid?

Q2. So what will happen next after this arbitration?