Unfortunately, this new technology has only exacerbated existing disputes. The current state of international law, embodied in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ...

(UNCLOS has no strict numerical definition of the shelf's edge.) Deep-sea mining is one reason to expand the claim, according to maritime law expert Prof. James Kraska. “The US continental shelf ...

The facts are beyond any shade of doubt. Beijing does not have any trace of respect for the provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). The government of Xi Jinping is guilty ...