沉寂多日的澳洲外長庇雪，今早接受澳洲廣播公司(ABC)訪問時表示，中國在崛起成為超級大國的過程中，與國際社會的關係極為重要。
她警告中國若漠視裁決，等同嚴重違反國際社會的意願。
庇雪呼籲中國和菲律賓尊重裁決，以和平方式解決分歧。庇雪同時呼籲區內各國克制，避免挑釁行為。
庇雪表示，將會就仲裁與多國外長交換意見，並預期南海問題將會成為七月中東盟及東亞峰會的焦點。
庇雪指，澳洲的船隻及飛機會繼續在區內執行「航行自由任務」。
英國廣播公司(BBC)曾派記者到南中國海採訪，在飛機受中國解放軍警告時，有澳洲皇家空軍偵察機作出聲明，表示該海域為國際海域，澳洲飛機正在維護航權自由。
澳洲國防部承認，自上世紀八十年代起，一直有在區內執行「航行自由任務」。
澳洲外交部稱，尊重國際法是東南亞海域和平的基礎。
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【南海仲裁】三大重點: 無法律依據、破壞生態、侵犯主權
China would face serious reputation costs if it ignores an international court ruling on the South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns.
China has vowed to ignore the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which unanimously ruled in favour of the Philippines, declaring China had no historical title over the South China Sea.
Ms Bishop told ABC radio on Wednesday China's reputation would suffer as a result, insisting relations with the international community were crucial to its rise as a super power.
'To ignore it would be a serious international transgression,' she said.
Ms Bishop said it was an important test case for how the region could manage disputes peacefully and called on both China and The Philippines to respect the ruling.
'It is final and legally binding on both of them.'
Ms Bishop said she expected to speak with international counterparts in coming days and expected the ruling to be discussed at the upcoming ASEAN and East Asia Summit meetings in mid-July.
She said Australian ships and aircraft would continue to exercise freedom of navigation rights in the region.
The court on Tuesday night ruled that the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea superseded China's 69-year-old claim to roughly 85 per cent of the disputed territory.
China boycotted the hearing, disputing the court's jurisdiction to hear the case.
Even before the ruling was handed down, China rejected the decision.
'No matter what kind of ruling is to be made, Chinese armed forces will firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security and maritime interests and rights, firmly uphold regional peace and stability, and deal with all kinds of threats and challenges,' China's Defence Ministry said in a statement shortly before the ruling was made public.
Senior Labor figure Stephen Conroy accused China of being a bully, saying its actions have become more aggressive and provocative in recent weeks.
He also accused the Turnbull government of 'pretending' to support freedom of navigation in the region.
He wants Australia to demonstrates support for international law by conducting freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea.
'All parties should take a deep breath,' Senator Conroy told ABC radio.
'Unfortunately one of them is continuing not to.'
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China would face serious reputation costs if it ignores an international court ruling on the South China Sea, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warns.
China has vowed to ignore the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which unanimously ruled in favour of the Philippines, declaring China had no historical title over the South China Sea.
Ms Bishop told ABC radio on Wednesday China's reputation would suffer as a result, insisting relations with the international community were crucial to its rise as a super power.
'To ignore it would be a serious international transgression,' she said.
Ms Bishop said it was an important test case for how the region could manage disputes peacefully and called on both China and The Philippines to respect the ruling.
'It is final and legally binding on both of them.'
Ms Bishop said she expected to speak with international counterparts in coming days and expected the ruling to be discussed at the upcoming ASEAN and East Asia Summit meetings in mid-July.
She said Australian ships and aircraft would continue to exercise freedom of navigation rights in the region.
The court on Tuesday night ruled that the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea superseded China's 69-year-old claim to roughly 85 per cent of the disputed territory.
China boycotted the hearing, disputing the court's jurisdiction to hear the case.
Even before the ruling was handed down, China rejected the decision.
'No matter what kind of ruling is to be made, Chinese armed forces will firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security and maritime interests and rights, firmly uphold regional peace and stability, and deal with all kinds of threats and challenges,' China's Defence Ministry said in a statement shortly before the ruling was made public.
Senior Labor figure Stephen Conroy accused China of being a bully, saying its actions have become more aggressive and provocative in recent weeks.
He also accused the Turnbull government of 'pretending' to support freedom of navigation in the region.
He wants Australia to demonstrates support for international law by conducting freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea.
'All parties should take a deep breath,' Senator Conroy told ABC radio.
'Unfortunately one of them is continuing not to.'
- See more at: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2016/07/13/china-sea-to-be-resolved-peacefully--bishop.html#sthash.8t2xajXz.dpuf
