South China Sea arbitration award "unfair": Ghanaian analysts

The award issued by the South China Sea arbitration is "unfair" as a result of the U.S. manipulation, Ghanaian analysts have said.

Such a ruling could be presumed because of the pressure exerted by the United States before and during the process, Ken Ahorsu, a lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana, told Xinhua.

On Tuesday, The Hague-based tribunal handling the South China Sea arbitration case unilaterally initiated by the former Philippine government issued the ill-founded award, denying China's long-standing historic rights in the South China Sea.

"The posturing taking place amidst the (arbitral tribunal) hearings made it clear that the ruling won't go China's way," but Washington's instead, Ahorsu said.

The United States sees itself as a dominant player in the South China Sea, Ahorsu added.

He also noticed that when it comes to global issues the interest of the West would always hold sway.

Frankline Cudjoe, executive director of policy think tank IMANI, described the ruling as "unfair" to deny China's historic rights in the South China Sea.

He meanwhile called for dialogue between interest parties in the South China Sea and joint development of resources there.

(APD)