US passes resolution on South and East China seas
(VOV) - On November 20, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chaired by US Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), unanimously passed eight foreign affairs measures, including a resolution coded H.Res. 714 on the South China Sea and the East China Sea.
HRes.714 (introduced by Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D-AS), as amended, reaffirms the need for peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea as provided for by universally recognized principles of international law.
It also reaffirms the strong support of the US Government for freedom of navigation and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region.