The US has also hardened its position on the waters, of which China considers 90% its own, saying Beijing wants a ‘maritime empire’
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet conducts a drill in an area of South China Sea. Picture: REUTERS
A statement from US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on July 13 was the first time the US called China’s claims in the sea unlawful and accused Beijing of a “campaign of bullying”. As China held military drills in the South China Sea this month, Vietnam said Beijing’s actions were “detrimental” to its relationship with Asean. The US simultaneously deployed two aircraft carriers to the area for what it said were pre-planned exercises.
A tribunal at The Hague, based on a suit brought by the Philippines, ruled in 2016 that China has no “historic title” over the waters, and that its line was superseded by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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