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US Bill introduced to deter China in South China, East China Seas
WASHINGTON – Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democratic Party Senator Ben Cardin on Thursday (May 23) formally reintroduced the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act that would “impose…
- Nirmal Ghosh
- The Straits Times
The bipartisan Bill is intended to put the brakes on China’s consolidation or expansion of its claims of jurisdiction over the sea and air space in disputed zones in the South China Sea – claimed by Taiwan and…
Experts said the Bill was overdue. It was first introduced in 2017. Now, it also comes too late to change the fait accompli of China’s footprint and presence in the disputed zones.