Comment by Analemma_

The nine-dash line is self-evident absurdity. One glance at it on a map is enough to know it's ridiculous. It's like if Spain claimed the entire Mediterranean Sea all the way to the Suez Canal. I'm sorry if China is upset by this Hague ruling, but the historical conditions of 500 years ago don't mean they get to extend a giant territorial pseudopod into a body of water and muscle out five other countries, many of which have more coastline on it.