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>a dispute involving China, several of it's neighbors, and the United States.
BULLSHIT!
It is a dispute over internationally recognized and ratified LAW! It is a dispute between China and 167 other nations!
200 miles for special economic zone doesn't even include all of The Paracel Islands!
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A United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea that was convened at Geneva in 1958 and attended by 86 nations developed a convention affirming the commonly accepted principles of the legal nature of the territorial sea and the right of innocent passage. This convention took effect in 1964 and by 1970 had been ratified by almost 40 states. A more comprehensive Law of the Sea treaty was signed by 117 nations in 1982. See also high seas.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/territorial-waters
International waters
The Convention on the High Seas, signed in 1958, which has 63 signatories, defined "high seas" to mean "all parts of the sea that are not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State" and where "no State may validly purport to subject any part of them to its sovereignty."[3] The Convention on the High Seas was used as a foundation for the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), signed in 1982, which recognized exclusive economic zones extending 200 nautical miles (230 mi; 370 km) from the baseline, where coastal States have sovereign rights to the water column and sea floor as well as the natural resources found there.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_waters
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Exclusive economic zones (EEZs)
These extend 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres; 230 miles) from the baseline. Within this area, the coastal nation has sole exploitation rights over all natural resources. In casual use, the term may include the territorial sea and even the continental shelf. The EEZs were introduced to halt the increasingly heated clashes over fishing rights, although oil was also becoming important. The success of an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 1947 was soon repeated elsewhere in the world, and by 1970 it was technically feasible to operate in waters 4,000 metres deep. Foreign nations have the freedom of navigation and overflight, subject to the regulation of the coastal states. Foreign states may also lay submarine pipes and cables.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea#Parties
List of parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
ChinmaDec 10, 1982 Jun 7, 1996 Ratification Jul 29, 1994 Jun 7, 1996 Ratification
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is the international agreement that resulted from the third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III), which took place between 1973 and 1982. The convention was opened for signature on 10 December 1982 and entered into force on 16 November 1994 upon deposition of the 60th instrument of ratification.[1]
The convention has beenratified by 168 parties, which includes 167 states (164 United Nations member states plus the UN Observer state Palestine, as well as the Cook Islands and Niue) and the European Union.[2] An additional 14 UN member states have signed, but not ratified the convention.
Subsequently, the "Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea" was signed in 1994, amending the original Convention. The agreement has been ratified by 150 parties (all of which are parties to the Convention), which includes 149 states (146 United Nations member states plus the UN Observer state Palestine, as well as the Cook Islands and Niue) and the European Union.[3] An additional three UN member states (Egypt, Sudan, USA) have signed, but not ratified the agreement.
As per Article 4 of the Agreement, following adoption of the Agreement any state which ratifies the convention also becomes a party to the Agreement. Additionally, only states which are parties to the Convention can ratify the Agreement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_United_Nations_Convention_on_the_Law_of_the_Sea
It's been hit or miss here anon. Maybe 50% success rate.
Anon would suggest that you take the initiative and file a bug report.
>It's been hit or miss here anon. Maybe 50% success rate.
Makes one wonder what his co star went through.