Beijing continues to defy world law. It authorized the China Coast Guard to detain foreigners in the international South China Sea that it falsely claims to own. Detention for interrogation can last 60 days – without trial. CCG ships are equipped with cannons and machineguns. The rule imperils Filipino, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam fishers in their own exclusive economic zones that Beijing bounds.

Bondoc, J. (2024, May 22). Beijing illegally orders arrest of foreign fishermen in SCS. The Philippine Star, p. 9.