Blood in the Water
Since 2001, maritime disputes have led to 26 large-scale violent conflicts between local government forces. According to Sun Shuxian, a maritime law expert and co-author of Research on Sea Area Demarcation Policies, clashes on the sea have resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries.
The last four boundaries may soon be resolved if a new proposal by China's coastal regulator is accepted by the State Council in November. The State Oceanic Administration (SOA) is expected to submit a proposal on four major sea boundaries in the regions of Jiangsu-Shandong, Shanghai-Jiangsu, Shanghai-Zhejiang and Zhejiang-Fujian.
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