Monday, June 13, 2022

Beijing Says The Taiwan Strait Is Chinese Sovereign Territory. Warns US Navy To Stay Out

SCMP: China insists it has sovereign rights over Taiwan Strait 

* Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin rejects a US claim that the area in question is international waters 

* China regards Taiwan as part of its own territory and says that under international law this gives its rights over the whole channel 

China said on Monday it has sovereign and administrative rights to the Taiwan Strait, denying US claims that the channel consists of international waters. 

Foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the strait fell within China's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and domestic law.  

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WNU Editor: This claim to the Taiwan Strait as Chinese sovereign territory is occurring after this .... Tension in the Taiwan Strait: U.S. Navy Launches Dual Aircraft Carrier Operations in the Pacific (National Interest). 

Beijing Says The Taiwan Strait Is Chinese Sovereign Territory  

China alarms US with new private warnings to avoid Taiwan Strait -- Bangkok Post  

China demands US Navy stay out of Taiwan Strait international waters: report -- American Military News 

China's Claims on Taiwan Strait Could Raise Tensions With US -- Bloomberg

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