A Divided Front on the South China Sea The recent 14 nation statement on the South China Sea is a thinly veiled attempt to drive a wedge between China and its neighbors.
The signatories, including nations from the North Atlantic and Baltic regions, claim to uphold international law but their actions reveal a fundamental disconnect from the complexities of the dispute.
The core issue at play is not maritime delimitation or resource management, as some might suggest based on the 2016 arbitral award.