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China doesn't want anyone to come near their latest 'no sail zone' in the South China Se

• http://www.businessinsider.com, Alex Lockie

In doing so, China has violated the United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, the US Naval Institute Reports.

"States such as China may declare a naval exercise zone, and issue a Notice to Airmen and a Notice to Mariners to alert other ships and aircraft of the heightened hazards and recommending — but not requiring — that foreign ships and aircraft steer clear," Naval War College professor and maritime law expert James Kraska told the institute.

The Chinese Maritime Safety Administration announced the "no sail zone" due to military drills from July 5-11, which conspicuously end the day before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague makes their ruling on a territorial dispute over the Scarborough Shoal between China and the Philippines.

China is expected to lose their claims to the island chain, but they have made clear they don't intend to respect the ruling

However China's unilateral move to create a "no sail zone" is nothing new, and the US most likely won't respect it.


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