UNCLOS

The United States must not take direct sides – and instead encourage peaceful negotiation – lest it make matters worse.

ASEAN must continue to remain a strong force for regional ties in the Asia-Pacific and avoid short-sighted attempts to undermine the bloc’s unity or exploit divisions.

The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea is as much as anything else about fundamental disagreements between the U.S. and China. The U.S. shouldn’t sign up.

Critics say the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea infringes U.S. sovereignty. Actually, it would save the U.S. money, help counter China and make the Pacific safer.

The U.S. push to ratify the Convention on the Law of Sea is wrong, especially with China’s South China Sea claims.