Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 24277

Shipping: South China Sea

Tabled: 30 April 2024
Answered: 8 May 2024

Question

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to support freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.

Answer

The UK takes no sides in the sovereignty disputes in the South China Sea but we oppose actions which raise tensions and increase the risk of miscalculation. The UK's commitment is to international law, the primacy of the UN Convention on the Law of the Se...

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