US State Secretary John Kerry on Wednesday urged China to learn from India to respect the verdict of international tribunals as he once again called on Beijing to recognize the South China Sea verdict delivered by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration in June.

Kerry made a reference to the India-Bangladesh maritime dispute case while speaking to students at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, Times of India reported. Dhaka won the case after a United Nations tribunal court in 2014 awarded a substantial maritime area of the Bay of Bengal to Bangladesh. India accepted and implemented the verdict without any protest.

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"India's decision to accept an international tribunal judgment regarding its maritime border with Bangladesh actually stands apart. This is the model to help potentially dangerous disputes in different danger spots...these can be resolved peacefully including [the] South China Sea [dispute," Kerry said.

Kerry added that there cannot be any military solution to South China Sea dispute, adding that the US would continue to stand by its allies.    

China has been adamant that it would not accept the South China Sea verdict, regardless of international pressure. The international tribunal court's ruling dismissed China's historical claim over the maritime territory.

Since the verdict was delivered, China has been in overdrive to counter international pressure. Beijing's diplomatic effort ensured that South China Sea verdict was not mentioned in the joint statements of recently concluded ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting and Asia-Europe Meeting

China has already warned against any discussion of the South China Sea issue ahead of the G20 Summit in Hangzhou next months.

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