China, the US, and the Law of the Sea

2016/01/01 by Sébastien Colin · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #International Maritime Law Issues #Maritime Security and History #Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

paper · doi:10.4000/chinaperspectives.6994

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Abstract

The South China Sea, a major transit area of international maritime traffic, is the scene of territorial and maritime claims expressed by the riparian states, including China but also Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan, and now represents one of the main stumbling blocks in the US‑China bilateral relationship. Between October 2015 and mid‑May 2016, a series of initiatives taken unilaterally by China on one side and the US on the other have greatly exacerbated the latent co...

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