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multiple Vietnamese vessels, and using helicopters and 
water cannons to obstruct others; 
Whereas on May 5, 2014, vessels from the Maritime Safety 
Administration of China (MSAC) established an exclusion 
zone with a radius of three nautical miles around Hai 
Yang Shi You 981 (HD–981); 
Whereas China’s actions in support of the Hai Yang Shi You 
981 (HD–981) drilling activity constitute a unilateral at-
tempt to change the status quo by force; 
Whereas, without prior consultations with the United States, 
Japan, the Republic of Korea or other nations of the 
Asia-Pacific region, China declared an Air Defense Iden-
tification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea on No-
vember 23, 2013; 
Whereas China announced that all aircraft, even if they do 
not intend to enter the ADIZ airspace, would have to 
submit flight plans, maintain radio contact, and follow di-
rections from the Chinese Ministry of National Defense 
or face ‘‘emergency defensive measures’’; 
Whereas the ‘‘rules of engagement’’ declared by China, in-
cluding the ‘‘emergency defensive measures’’, are in viola-
tion of the concept of ‘‘due regard for the safety of civil 
aviation’’ under the Chicago Convention of the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization and thereby are a 
departure from accepted practice; 
Whereas China’s declaration of an ADIZ over the East China 
Sea has contributed to increased uncertainty and unsafe 
conditions in the maritime region in East Asia and the 
broader Asia-Pacific region; 
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Whereas freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of sea 
and airspace in the Asia-Pacific region are embodied in 
international law, not granted by certain states to others; 
Whereas the United States Government expressed profound 
concerns with China’s unilateral, provocative, dangerous, 
and destabilizing declaration of such a zone, including 
the potential for misunderstandings and miscalculations 
by aircraft operating lawfully in international airspace; 
Whereas China’s declaration of an ADIZ in the East China 
Sea will not alter how the United States Government 
conducts operations in the region or the unwavering 
United States commitment to peace, security and sta-
bility in the Asia-Pacific region; 
Whereas other governments in the Asia-Pacific region, includ-
ing the Governments of Japan, Korea, Philippines, Aus-
tralia and Indonesia have expressed deep concern about 
China’s declaration of such a zone, regarding it as an ef-
fort to unduly infringe upon the freedom of flight in 
international airspace and to change the status quo that 
could escalate tensions and potentially cause uninten-
tional consequences in the East China Sea; 
Whereas the United States Government does not support uni-
lateral actions taken by any claimant seeking to change 
the status quo through the use of coercion, intimidation, 
or military force; 
Whereas the United States Government is deeply concerned 
about unilateral actions taken by any state to prevent 
any other state from exercising its sovereign rights to the 
resources of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and con-
tinental shelf by making claims to those areas that have 
no apparent basis in international law; declarations of ad-
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ministrative and military districts in contested areas in 
the South and East China Seas; and the imposition of 
new fishing regulations covering disputed areas, which 
have raised tensions in the region; 
Whereas international law is important to safeguard the 
rights and freedoms of all states in the Asia-Pacific re-
gion; and 
Whereas a peaceful and prosperous China, which acts as a 
responsible international stakeholder and which respects 
international laws, standards, and institutions, will en-
hance security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms the strong support of the United 
States for the peaceful resolution of maritime terri-
torial disputes in the South China Sea and the East 
China Sea and pledges continued efforts to facilitate 
a collaborative, peaceful process to resolve these dis-
putes; 
(2) reaffirms the strong support for freedom of 
navigation and over flight and condemns coercive 
and threatening actions or the use of force to im-
pede these freedoms in international maritime do-
mains and airspace by military or civilian vessels, to 
alter the status quo or to destabilize the Asia-Pacific 
region; 
(3) urges China to refrain from implementing 
the declared East China Sea Air Defense Identifica-
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tion Zone (ADIZ), which is contrary to freedom of 
overflight in international airspace, and to refrain 
from taking similar provocative actions elsewhere in 
the Asia-Pacific region; 
(4) urges the Association of Southeast Asian 
Nations (ASEAN), all United States allies and part-
ners, and all claimants to amiably and fairly resolve 
these outstanding disputes, including through devel-
oping a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea; 
(5) supports the continuation of operations by 
the United States to support freedom of navigation 
in international waters and air space in the South 
China Sea and the East China Sea; and 
(6) encourages the continuation of efforts by 
the United States Government to strengthen part-
nerships in the region to build capacity for maritime 
domain awareness in support of freedom of naviga-
tion, maintenance of peace and stability, and respect 
for universally recognized principles of international 
law. 
Æ 
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