Prior to the recent court ruling on China 's the South China Sea claims, US officials spoke of mobilising a coalition to create a united front in the event that Beijing flouted the court's decision. But July 12 after the verdict against China , the court's ruling is in danger of becoming irrelevant. Yet after the international court rejected Beijing’s position, the U.S. calls for a united front appear to have made little headway, with only six countries joining Washington in insisting that the decision should be binding. one countries have supported Washington 's calls for the ruling to be binding and now Washington appears unkeen to press the issue further. This may be because China is a key economic partner for the Beijing and also out of reluctance to prompt Washington to escalate the dispute.
Prior to the recent court ruling on China 's the South China Sea claims, US officials spoke of mobilising a coalition to create a united front in the event that Beijing flouted the court's decision. But July 12 after the verdict against China , the court's ruling is in danger of becoming irrelevant. one countries have supported Washington 's calls for the ruling to be binding and now Washington appears unkeen to press the issue further. This may be because China is a key economic partner for the Beijing and also out of reluctance to prompt Washington to escalate the dispute.