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China is continuing to consolidate its control over the Paracel Islands and most of the Spratleys group and is increasing its encroachments on the recognised exclusive economic zones of most of the South China Sea\u2019s littoral states with relative impunity. The Philippines and Vietnam in particular have suffered numerous Chinese incursions, and Indonesia\u2019s Natuna Islands and more recently Malaysia\u2019s EEZ have been targeted in China\u2019s bid to control the southern waters of the first island chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The region\u2019s maritime order under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is central to the rules-based order that Australia, India, Japan, the US and other like-minded states hold to be central to regional security and prosperity. Yet China\u2019s grey-zone tactics are continuing apace, weakening the authority and relevance of UNCLOS in the absence of a coordinated and unified regional stance supporting its rules and authority both in principle and in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please click here to read the full &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/boosting-maritime-law-enforcement-in-southeast-asia-and-the-south-china-sea\/\">Boosting maritime law enforcement in Southeast Asia and the South China Sea<\/a>&#8221; article published at The Strategist, written by Griffith Asia Institute Adjunct Professor Michael Heazle.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MICHAEL HEAZLE | Five and a half years on from the international arbitral tribunal\u2019s rejection of China\u2019s expansive South China Sea claims in July 2016, the international maritime order in East Asia clearly is in trouble. 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