US, EU warn China on need to respect S. China Sea ruling David Brunnstrom, Reuters Posted at 02/18/16 10:21 AM | Updated as of 02/18/16 11:10 PM

Amy Searight, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, said the United States, the European Union, and allies like Australia, Japan and South Korea must be ready to make clear that the court's ruling must be binding and that there would be costs to China for not respecting it if it lost the case.