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Disputed Territories: South China Sea

Commons · Question 41015 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the People's Republic of China's Nine-dash line in the South China Sea on the maritime sovereignty of

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 1 Apr 2025

We are concerned about China's excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea, which have been ruled inconsistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The UK opposes any maritime claims which are not founded in UNCLOS. We t...