China foreign minister says S.China sea ruling to worsen tensions

Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi looks speaks to media after bilateral discussion with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mangala Samaraweera (not pictured) in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

BEIJING (Reuters) - The arbitration case on the South China Sea has put the dispute into dangerous territory of worsening tensions and confrontation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday in comments carried by state news agency Xinhua, dismissing the case as a "farce". (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)