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Securing my rights to the last piece of Christmas ham by licking all the Christmas ham.
People licking meat in here?
Hopefully cocks and not dead animal carcass
I think this is the announcement?
https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-u-s-extended-continental-shelf-outer-limits/
I’m unclear which but is the new change
the geometry of the claims looks oddly specific. Have they discovered something in those areas?
UNCLOS has rules defining where the continental shelf boundary can be considered to extend to, so it’s probably wherever that line is (with carveouts for where it meets Russia and Canada’s equivalent claims). This type of claim is only for the sea bed, not the water column, so it hasn’t been economically viable to exploit in the past. That might be changing with the increased importance of rare earth metals
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Hey Canada. Do something. Canada, are you ded ?? 🤣🤣🤣
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China attempts to maintain their territorial claims in the South China Sea after the Philippines and Vietnam conduct island-building operations there in the early-00s: CHINA BAD!!!
America expanding their territorial claims in the Pacific because they want more natural resources: Yeah, this is fine and reasonable and democratic.
Canada, who gets no say in the matter because we’re entirely reliant on the US for trade and defence: fuck, eh?
China bad
America bad
Simple
One of these claims is compatible with UNCLOS, the other absolutely is not. The US pulls plenty of international dickery, including not ratifying UNCLOS, but this claim fits within that existing international law just fine
Except it’s not really compatible with UNCLOS.
The US interpretation of UNCLOS would allow them to claim like half the Pacific
What do you think isn’t in line with it? This isn’t an exclusive economic zone claim.
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Part XI
There are 58 articles in part XI. Which ones are you talking about?
Nice whataboutism.
Stick to the point, though. This is a dick move (increasing the territorial claims, that is - not pointing out whataboutism, that’s all good!)
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It should be noted that claim is not the same as the better-known exclusive economic zone. The continental shelf thing is only for seabed resources, not stuff in the water column. But that’s all that the US is claiming, so it is indeed in line with UNCLOS
I’d argue that expanding the zones a bit doesn’t incur costs other than updating some maps, as existing radar systems etc were already reaching into the newly claimed areas, undoubtedly.
Am I worried about my country’s creeping reach, and have I suddenly realized there’s yet another way to slowly encroach on territory? Yes.
E: why the downvotes?
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I find it amazing how every time you see the shittiest take in this community, it’s a lemmy.ml user. It never fails.
That or hexbear but yeah
No, they’re both bad
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Literally the same bullshit getting pulled in the South China Sea.
“This ocean is all MY ocean, because I said so”
(oh oops there’s oil there teehee completely unrelated)
