Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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In 2021, China’s National People’s Congress passed a law that gave its coast guard the right to stop, inspect, board and use force against ships in waters it unilaterally considers its own. This threatens the US-led free maritime travel initiative that allows ships free access in public waterways.