Opinion | Sébastien Roblin: 'Navy patrols through these waters challenge China's legally unsupported claims of ownership, preventing them from being enforced de facto.' - NBCNewsTHINK
But that would be wrong. In fact, they laudibly uphold the U.S. commitment to defend the common global good of entitling all countries the freedom to navigate the seas. The patrol missions are a rare case in which international law, defense of weaker nations and pursuit of the national interest are aligned.
The patrol missions are a rare case in which international law, defense of weaker nations and pursuit of the national interest are aligned. These patrols involve U.S. military ships deliberately cruising through waters that China has claimed jurisdiction over to make the point that they are not, legally, under Beijing's exclusive control.
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