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That's probably the mildest criticism, but I don't think that's how it works for most of the journalists in this case. The notions are preconceived, the conclusion is already reached, you just need to pick the words to serve them.
If most of the journalists out there can just add some brief statements to "balance" the report, I would be Ok:
The PCA is not a UN court nor even a UN organization. It's an arbitration organization. Its ruling or awards are only binding if both parties agree to the arbitration, which China didn't. China's refusal to participate in the arbitration is based on relevant UNCLOS articles. China like many other countries declare the exclusion back in 1996 on sovereign matters.
Exactly! newspaper articles in western media always always note that any good news about China comes from "state-owned" news sources. I don't see how no one has caught that the PCA is not UN, especially that this thing has dragged on and on for a long long time. Why no one bothered to check? It must be intentional negligence to mislead the public.