The Chinese foreign minister said the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was “orchestrated and manipulated by external powers” who wanted to “destabilise the South China Sea for their own benefit”. KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling on Friday (Jul 11), on the eve of the ruling’s ninth anniversary, amid renewed tensions and growing speculation about a potential second legal challenge.