US says China’s sea claims have ‘no basis’ in international law
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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have “no basis in international law”, taking aim at China’s growing assertiveness in the hotly contested waters. “That assertion treads on the sovereignty of the states in the region,” he said at the start of a trip to Southeast Asia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-chinas-sea-claims-have-no-basis-in-international-law-77094/
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have “no basis in international law”, taking aim at China’s growing assertiveness in the hotly contested waters. “That assertion treads on the sovereignty of the states in the region,” he said at the start of a trip to Southeast Asia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-says-chinas-sea-claims-have-no-basis-in-international-law-77094/