China Quietly Annexes Northeast Corner of Gulf of Tonkin https://maritime-executive.com/article/china-quietly-annexes-northeast-corner-of-gulf-of-tonkin

Affected this time is: Taiwan Philippines Vietnam international waters

Earlier this month, China quietly turned a swathe of the Gulf of Tonkin into an extension of Chinese internal waters, simply by declaring a new baseline across the gulf's northeastern end. If Beijing's unilateral declaration stands, a crescent-shaped area extending up to 50 nautical miles from the Chinese coast will be fully subject to China's domestic laws.

While no specific country was affected, this is highly dangerous: If nobody protests, the PRC will use this as their new standard and the next time either a country or international shipping may be the victim.

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