Why Doesn’t the U.S. Challenge Japan’s EEZ Claim on Okinotorishima?

The US “freedom of navigation” operations are nothing but an exercise of double standards and selective enforcement, as evidenced by the uneven treatment of Japan and China. The operations’ real purpose is to ensure American interests. The professed aim of upholding international law or UNCLOS is just a façade.

Wang Hanling Director of National Center for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/29IwPgE