沉寂多日的澳洲外长庇雪，今早接受澳洲广播公司(ABC)访问时表示，中国在崛起成为超级大国的过程中，与国际社会的关系极为重要。
她警告中国若漠视裁决，等同严重违反国际社会的意愿。
庇雪呼吁中国和菲律宾尊重裁决，以和平方式解决分歧。庇雪同时呼吁区内各国克制，避免挑衅行为。
庇雪表示，将会就仲裁与多国外长交换意见，并预期南海问题将会成为七月中东盟及东亚峰会的焦点。
庇雪指，澳洲的船只及飞机会继续在区内执行「航行自由任务」。
英国广播公司(BBC)曾派记者到南中国海采访，在飞机受中国解放军警告时，有澳洲皇家空军侦察机作出声明，表示该海域为国际海域，澳洲飞机正在维护航权自由。
澳洲国防部承认，自上世纪八十年代起，一直有在区内执行「航行自由任务」。
澳洲外交部称，尊重国际法是东南亚海域和平的基础。
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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The court on Tuesday night ruled that the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea superseded China's 69-year-old claim to roughly 85 per cent of the disputed territory.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.'
- 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
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
