But for China's shirking of its obligations as a state party to Unclos, there would be little debate and anxiety today over the South China Sea.
But big power ambivalence toward the treaty has become the single biggest cause of disputes, incidents and near accidents in the waterway.The SCS would not be a flashpoint or hot spot for global conflict if 1) China, a state party to the treaty, would respect and support the Unclos provisions on exclusive economic zones and navigational freedoms; and if 2) the United States would finally ratify the treaty.China ratified Unclos in 1984.
Liu argues that the 200 nautical mile EEZ rule agreed upon in Unclos greatly restrains China's maritime space.It was because of this that China came up with the so-called nine-dash-line map to justify its incredible claim to all of the South China Sea region, to the consternation of the world.
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