The defense department released Thursday its annual FON Report for fiscal year 2023. During the period from Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023, US forces operationally challenged 29 different excessive maritime claims advanced by 17 different claimants throughout the world.
Excessive maritime claims are unlawful attempts by coastal states to restrict the rights and freedoms of navigation and overflight and other lawful uses of the sea.
These are inconsistent with international law as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). They include a variety of restrictions on the exercise of navigation and overflight rights and other freedoms and lawful uses of the seas. “If left unchallenged, excessive maritime claims could permanently infringe upon the freedom of the seas enjoyed by all nations,” the department said.
The Annual Freedom of Navigation Report 2023 identified excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea by China, Vietnam and Taiwan that were challenged by US FON Program.
This story is from the May 13, 2024 edition of The Philippine Star.
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