Sec. 103. Statement of policy on opposition to unilateral actions to change the status quo in the South China Sea
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It is the policy of the United States— to oppose the unilateral actions by any claimant seeking to change the status quo in the South China Sea through the use of coercion, intimidation, or military force; to oppose reclamation activities in the South China Sea, including the militarization of any reclaimed features; to oppose actions by any country to prevent any other country from exercising its sovereign rights to the resources of the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ)and continental shelf by making claims to those areas in the South China Sea that have no support in international law; to oppose unilateral declarations of administrative and military districts in contested areas in the South China Sea; to oppose the militarization of new and reclaimed land features in the South China Sea; to oppose the imposition of new fishing regulations covering disputed areas in the South China Sea, which have raised tensions in the region; and to welcome the expected landmark decision by the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea in the case of The Republic of Philippines v. The People's Republic of China ; to note that the decision is binding on all parties involved and will constitute international law; to call on all parties to abide by the ruling; and to encourage other South China Sea claimants to seek similar clarification of maritime disputes through arbitration.