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THE allegation that China has absolutely no right by international law to islands and shoals in the South China Sea, which has reached a level of Sinophobic hysteria against the superpower, is based on colossal misinformation. This lie has been masterfully disseminated by the US to demonize China as part of its 'Pivot to Asia' policy started in 2009.
The US 200-km EEZ, measured from its baselines in Florida, reaches the Cuban coast and the Bahamas, but it does not claim it has sovereign rights in these areas.No country in the world, not even the US, which disseminated through their powerful global media, has ruled that the claim of one country is superior to the others. China, Vietnam and the Philippines have just let the territorial dispute remain unresolved, as the United Nations bars its members from using force to enforce its claims.
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