Law of the Sea and the U.S. Election

A China in the World Podcast

The South China Sea has been a central point of tension in the U.S.-China relationship under the Obama administration. In this podcast, Paul Haenle speaks with John Bellinger, the most senior international lawyer in the George W. Bush administration, about the implications of the July international tribunal ruling in the Philippines vs. China case, and why the United States is not a party to the law of the sea convention despite support from consecutive bipartisan administrations.