Chinese Perspective on Freedom of Navigation

http://www.scspi.org/en/dtfx/%E2%80%9Cfreedom-navigation%E2%80%9D-claimed-united-states-not-%E2%80%9Cfreedom-navigation%E2%80%9D-under-international-law?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

This article by Lei Xiaolu, (an associate professor in China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies at Wuhan University, so very relevant expertise) lays out China’s perspective on FONOPS. Essentially they argue that Article 25 of UNCLOS allows for “non-innocent” travel to be barred. Right or wrong this is an interesting perspective on how China views territorial disputes at sea and explains their recent actions

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June 5, 2023
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