Current location:Global Gaze news portal > world
Beijing slams Washington on illegal claims of demarcation of seabed
Global Gaze news portal2024-05-21 10:47:13【world】2People have gathered around
IntroductionBeijing on Tuesday slammed Washington for its unilateral demarcation of the continental shelf beyond
Beijing on Tuesday slammed Washington for its unilateral demarcation of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, saying such an act is a typical example of unilateralism and hegemony.
The United States recently announced the outer limits of its extended continental shelf, the portion of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast, and extended its jurisdiction over a resource-rich seabed area, according to the Financial Times.
"The U.S. unilateral claim is illegal and invalid which seriously violates international law," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular news briefing.
Wang said rules of delimiting the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles are derived from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea rather than customary international law.
The U.S., which is not a signatory to the Convention, has no right to claim the outer continental shelf based on the Convention, nor does it have the right to have its outer continental shelf boundary reviewed by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, the spokesman said.
"This once again exposes the pragmatic approach and hegemonic nature of the U.S. in its selective application of international law," Wang said.
As U.S. unilateral act erodes the international seabed area which is "the common heritage of mankind", Wang said the U.S. move harms the overall interests of and will not be recognized by the international community.
Address of this article:http://iraq.shellye-mcdaniel.com/html-57d599905.html
Very good!(49255)
Related articles
- Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
- 195 mln trips made through China's railways from Sep 27 to Oct 8
- Snowfall in Beijing causes flight, train delays and personal injury
- Zhangjiakou is ready for the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
- 1.334 bln people covered by China's basic medical insurance
- China leads gold tally as teenage diver Quan shines at Tokyo Olympics
- Xinjiang's ski resorts draw growing crowds
- Burglar hurled stolen mobile phones at police from the top of 60ft high roof during nine
- China updates train ticket purchasing for foreigners
Popular articles
Recommended
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child
Tourists from China and Kazakhstan to enjoy mutual visa
A glimpse of the Beijing Olympic Museum
Highlights of women's artistic gymnastics qualification at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age
Bridge offers trial run of group tour next month
Nadal beats Djokovic in straight sets to win 13th French Open title
Xi Jinping and the Revival of Baiyangdian Lake
Links
- A man who failed to get asylum in the UK is said to have voluntarily flown to Rwanda
- Britain's women's gymnastics coach steps down ahead of European event and Paris Olympics
- Video shows Robert De Niro rehearsing for a Netflix series, not yelling at anti
- How to ensure your iPhone alarm goes off
- Nursery worker accused of killing a nine
- Father, 65, earns £85,000
- Family of Microsoft executive Brad Smith joins Seattle Mariners ownership group
- Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
- Edmunds: 2024 Kia Niro versus 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross
- Dozens of protesters against so