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At a conference in Beijing last year, several Chinese scholars, including one from Singapore, made the surprising statement that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) was a product of the West; China was therefore not bound to comply with the convention, in their view.

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The truth is that Unclos was negotiated by more than 150 countries, the majority being developing countries. China participated actively in the negotiations and voted for the convention.

TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/the-un-convention-on-the-law-of-the-sea-a-revolutionary-treaty

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