Is It an Island or a Rock? Ruling Could Cost U.S. a Huge Swath of Ocean

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Peter Coy

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What's the Cost to U.S. of South China Sea Ruling?

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The U.S., Japan, and Other Nations Could Lose Exclusive Economic Zones

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A Chinese dispute has a ripple effect on exclusive economic zones around the world.

U.S., Japan, and Other Nations Could Lose Exclusive Economic Zones

An arbitrator’s ruling limits claims to waters surrounding islands.

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