For Immediate Release: Contact: Will Jenkins – 202-224-4024
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Senator Webb:
China’s Military and Governmental Expansion into South China Sea May Be a “Violation of International Law”
Calls on State Department to Clarify Situation
Washington, DC—Senator Jim Webb, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, today said China’s recent actions to unilaterally assert control of disputed territories in the South China Sea may be a violation of international law. He urged the U.S. State Department to clarify this situation with China and report back to Congress.
Image: Japan Coast Guard/AFPChina stepped up its patrols near the Diaoyu Islands.
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