Category: China maritime law

The CCP Adopts New Maritime Policy, Aggravating Tensions in the South China Sea

June 2, 2023
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China’s Coast Guard recently adopted new enforcement directives from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The new policies instruct the China Coast Guard to arrest foreigners and have drawn international scrutiny due to territorial disputes in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The CCP’s move was seen as an escalation of those disputes. On…

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Beijing Revises Its ‘Maritime Traffic Safety Law’ to Pave the Way for Expansion

May 10, 2021
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The Chinese regime, on April 29, passed a revised draft of the “Maritime Traffic Safety Law” that will be formally implemented on Sept. 1. According to a China issues expert, the move provides a legal basis for China’s maritime expansion and may bring more instability to the Indo-Pacific region. The revised draft of the Maritime…

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