Question follow-through · 41015
Disputed Territories: South China Sea
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the People's Republic of China's Nine-dash line in the South China Sea on the maritime sovereignty of
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the People's Republic of China's Nine-dash line in the South China Sea on the maritime sovereignty of
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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1 Apr 2025
Answer published
We are concerned about China's excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea, which have been ruled inconsistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The UK opposes any maritime claims which are not founded in UNCLOS. We t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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