The US has been following #UNCLOS and has accepted as codified international law.  Ratification is a goal among US supporters because it needs to be involved with the International Seabed Authority.

China announced that it would not follow certain #UNCLOS clauses when it ratified the Convention such as the arbitration process, yet it follows the territorial and EEZ zones the Convention has set up.

The pirate #ChinaCoastGuard has harassed Filipino and Vietnamese vessels, injured sailors and crewmen.
#UNCLOS #UNCLOS