The Heritage Foundation's paper, "UNCLOS: China, India, and the United States Navigate an Unsettled Regime," discusses the ongoing disputes over freedom of navigation in the maritime order. The paper notes that China, India, and the United States have different definitions, strategies, and approaches to navigating these differences, which will affect the maritime order for years to come. The U.S. must resist Chinese attempts to restrict freedom of navigation and push back against China's unlawful maritime claims. The paper also highlights the divide between China and the U.S., which has already led to dangerous encounters at sea and is likely to continue to be a point of strategic convergence between the two countries.
