U.S. State Department Picks Apart PRC’s South China Sea Customary Law Claim

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The USS Kidd on patrol in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Declan Barnes/Released)

A Jan. 20 freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) by a U.S. Navy vessel in the South China Sea attracted wide attention. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) had objected vehemently to a U.S. warship sailing near the disputed Paracel Islands and the U.S. Navy defended its conduct with equal vehemence. The previous week, however, the U.S. State Department more quie

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