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Drawing lines in the South China Sea: what Beijing’s new claims over a disputed coral reef mean

By Yucong Wang, Lecturer, University of Newcastle
Clive Schofield, Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
Warwick Gullett, Professor of Law, University of Wollongong

The Philippines has rejected new Chinese ‘baselines’ over the Scarborough Reef, saying they are a violation of its sovereign rights.

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