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This would make a good trivia question. "In 2023, which country used the Mariana Islands to infringe on territory claimed by Japan? A) China B) Russia C) The U

• aragonite 3y ago
  I can't imagine Japan being too happy about it (https://www.ejiltalk.org/extended-continental-shelf-of-the-united-states-a-landmark-announcement-and-its-implications/ https://www.ejiltalk.org/extended-continental-shelf-of-the-u...): > The Executive Summary makes clear that both Canada and The Bahamas have indicated they would not object to the CLCS considering the U.S. submission, but it does not mention any explicit assurance from Japan. Indeed Japan is conspicuously left out (https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ECS_Executive_Summary.pdf https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ECS_Executi...) > ... Canada has advised the United States that it would not object to the consideration of a U.S. submission by the Commission, without prejudice both to the delineation of the outer limits of its own continental shelf and to the matters relating to the delimitation of boundaries in this region between the United States and Canada. The Bahamas has similarly advised the United States that it would not object to the consideration of a U.S. submission by the Commission, without prejudice both to the delineation of the outer limits of its own continental shelf and to the matters relating to the delimitation of boundaries in this region between the United States and The Bahamas.