Chinese netizens smash their iPhones to protest Hague ruling on South China Sea
Chinese netizens posted images of their smashed iPhones in response to the ruling on the South China Sea dispute. Image via oc.cc
CHINESE media have reported that netizens are expressing their dissatisfaction with the ruling by posting photos of their smashed up iPhones and calling for a boycott of American goods, due to close ties between the U.S. and the Philippines.
Hong Kong-based BBC Chinese producer Grace Tsoi pointed out an article posted on Chinese website on.cc containing photos of what appears to be iPhones that were deliberately bent or had shattered screens.
Chinese netizens smash their iPhones in order to protest against the #SouthChinaSea ruling made by The Haguehttp://hk.on.cc/cn/bkn/cnt/news/20160712/bkncn-20160712221204468-0712_05011_001.html …南海仲裁：網民遷怒美國 砸毀iPhone洩憤
南海仲裁案的裁決結果公布後，內地網民顯得十分憤怒，除了對始作俑者菲律賓大表不滿，也認為這宗仲裁案是美國在背後推波助瀾，甚至...hk.on.cc
Late last month, iPhone 6 models faced a sales ban in China but the Beijing Intellectual Property Court accepted an appeal by Apple to review the order to halt sales.
The appeal came after reports last week that a regulator in Beijing found the design of the iconic Apple product to closely resemble a phone from a Chinese competitor.
Yesterday, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said China breached the Philippine’s sovereign rights by exploring resources in the South China Sea in a landmark ruling.
The tribunal issued its ruling Tuesday in The Hague in response to an arbitration case brought by the Philippines against China.
Meanwhile, China’s ambassador to the U.S. says the international tribunal ruling that rejected its expansive claims over the South China Sea will intensify conflict and could lead to confrontation.
Ambassador Cui Tiankai also accused the Hague-based tribunal of “professional incompetence”, saying it was dealing with a sovereignty dispute, which is beyond its jurisdiction.
Cui was speaking at a Washington think tank hours after the tribunal issued its ruling Monday.
U.S. officials say the ruling will narrow the geographical scope of territorial disputes in the South China Sea and could provide an impetus for fresh diplomacy among the claimant nations.
Cui said China always supports negotiations among the concerned parties, but the ruling will undermine the possibility of diplomacy.
Additional reporting by Associated Press
