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U.S. Bomber Flies Over Waters Claimed by China
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Under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, natural islands or rocks are given territorial sovereignty going out 12 nautical miles, but no such sovereignty exists for reefs that are submerged in high tide. Two U.S. B-52's fly within 2 nautical miles of the Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly Islands in late Dec. 2015, about 600 miles south of Hainan Island in the South China Sea. China claims control over the South China sea navigation routes through its reclamation work in the seven rocks and reefs in the Spratly Islands. The U.S., Japan, India, Vietnam, Philippines and other countries say these are international waters and form key navigation routes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for global shipping. In late October 2015, a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed within 12 nautical miles of another island built by China in the Spratly Islands.
U.S. B-52 flight within 2 miles of Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly Islands, South China Sea
12/19/2015
China is rapidly increasing the size of artificial islands in the South China seas from 2000 acres to 3000 acres in 2015. According to international law rocks give China sovereignty over 12 nautical miles from the rock, there is no such sovereignty when it comes to reefs that are covered in high tide.
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