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China’s Maritime Expansion in South China Sea Has ‘No Coherent Legal Basis’: US State Department

China’s Maritime Expansion in South China Sea Has ‘No Coherent Legal Basis’: US State Department
A Vietnamese coast guard ship shows a Chinese coast guard vessel (R) sailing near China's oil drilling rig in disputed waters in the South China Sea on May 14, 2014. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The expansionary claims of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) throughout the South China Sea have no legal merit, according to an interdisciplinary team of experts who recently conducted a study on the issue.

“In the name of enforcing its expansive and unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea, the PRC is interfering with rights and freedoms, including navigational rights and freedoms, that are due to all states,” said Constance Arvis, acting deputy assistant secretary for oceans, fisheries, and polar affairs.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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