International journalists' take on China's behavior in the recent West Philippine Sea issues

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A breakout session held on the last day of the East-West Center International Media Conference featured three journalists and a moderator to discuss the challenges of covering China from the perspective of international media.

Journalists Ann Hsieh, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of The Storm Media from Taiwan, Tom Grundy, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong Free Press, and Matthias Kamp, China Correspondent of Neue Zürcher Zeitun, spoke about the challenges of covering China as well as the country's policies and behavior in disputed territories.

During the panel, a question was asked on China’s approach to international sea disputes and if there is a likelihood of war, with Mathias and moderator Mike Chinoy, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the University of Southern California US-China Institute in Taiwan, giving their opinion on the matter.