New China rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea
The Peninsula
Shanghai: New Chinese coast guard rules took effect Saturday, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, wh...
Shanghai: New Chinese coast guard rules took effect Saturday, under which it can detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, where neighbours and the G7 have accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion.
Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and an international ruling that its stance has no legal basis.
China deploys coast guard and other boats to patrol the waters and has turned several reefs into militarised artificial islands. Chinese and Philippine vessels have had a series of confrontations in disputed areas.
From Saturday, China's coast guard can detain foreigners "suspected of violating management of border entry and exit", according to the new regulations published online. Detention is allowed up to 60 days in "complicated cases", they say.
"Foreign ships that have illegally entered China's territorial waters and the adjacent waters may be detained."
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