China's insistence in relying on centuries' old maps that are clearly not consistent with current maritime law as the basis for its maritime claims in the South China Sea is also likely to prove contrary to its interest.
As a graduate student I was advised that if you don't understand why an animal does what at first sight looks like behavior contrary to its best interests, then you should presume that it is you, not the animal, that is stupid.
After all, there are no existing compliance-enforcement mechanisms to compel China to act contrary to its position and interests.
My own first impulse when I saw that bill for my son's heart exam was to think, surely, somebody's scamming the system, or else my insurance company is asleep at the wheel, paying high fees contrary to its, and my, interest.
"This is continued evidence of Benchmark acting in its own best interests contrary to the interests of Uber, its employees and its other shareholders," a spokesperson for Kalanick told VICE News.
Matthew Webb, an analyst at Cazenove, said: "We believe that the refusal of the S&N board to accept the Carlsberg/Heineken consortium's indicative offer as a basis for discussions is unjustified and contrary to the interests of its shareholders..
Their extra fiduciary responsibility, in that sense, is a reason for profit, not an interest contrary to it.
This week he said Guantánamo "is contrary to who we are, it is contrary to our interests, and it needs to stop".
As he said on Tuesday: "The idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are, it is contrary to our interests, and it needs to stop".
