China’s new rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea
- China's Coast Guard can detain foreigners suspected of border violations, with a detention period of up to 60 days for complex cases, as per new rules effective Saturday.
- Foreigners in the disputed South China Sea areas may be detained for 60 days without trial by the China Coast Guard starting Saturday.
- Chinese Coast Guard is permitted to detain foreigners suspected of border entry and exit violations based on new rules published by Beijing.
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Shanghai. The new rules of the Chinese coast guard allow foreigners to be detained for up to 60 days without trial in the disputed South China Sea, where neighboring countries and the G7 accused Beijing of intimidation and coercion. Beijing claims almost all of this sea, a claim with no legal basis for international justice and challenged by other coastal countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam or Malaysia. Ships from China and the Philippine…
China can detain foreigners for trespassing in disputed South China Sea
China can now detain foreigners for trespassing in the disputed South China Sea, as per new rules introduced by the country's coast guard on Saturday (June 15), the news agency AFP reported. From Saturday, the Chinese Coast Guard can detain foreigners "suspected of violating management of border entry and exit," the rules state. The rules add that detention is allowed up to 60 days in "complicated cases."
China allows its coast guard to detain foreigners who illegally enter Chinese territorial waters and adjacent waters in the disputed South China Sea. For "complicated matters", a detention period of up to 60 days applies, according to new rules published by Beijing.
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