On Jan. 12, 2022, the Department of State released the Limits in the Seas study on the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) maritime claims in the South China Sea. The study concludes that the PRC asserts unlawful maritime claims in most of the South China Sea. In this briefing, Dr. Jung Pak, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Constance C. Arvis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Scientific Affairs, discuss the study and U.S. policy regarding maritime claims in the South China Sea. With the release of this latest study, the United States calls again on the PRC to conform its maritime claims to international law and to cease its unlawful and coercive activities in the South China Sea.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
