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In international relations, the liberal international order illustrate a set of global, rule-based order, structured relationships based on equality, political liberalism, economic liberalism and liberal internationalism since the late 1940s. More specifically, it entails international cooperation through multilateral institutions like, the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, UNCLOS etc and is constituted by equality (freedom, rule of law and human rights), free and open economy, security cooperation, and monetary cooperation. The order was established in the aftermath of post war. Time and again, China's compliance with international law is a contentious issue between the People's Republic of China and the world society. China refers to law frequently and does not view it as trivial, in contrast to popular assumption in the West. China has a very different legal political tradition that does not treat legality as carrying normative value in itself. This paper review China's rhetorical reference to the law, its recent case of Chinese treatment of international legal obligations with reference to UNCLOS. Apparently, Chinese treatment and non-adherence of international law is a threat to international liberal order and hence this issue needs to be discussed in the international forums.