Recent press reports indicate that the government of China has protested against the transit of United States, French and British naval vessels through the waters surrounding the islands it occupies in the South China Sea and through the Taiwan Strait.
As a result, commentators have called for the development of a rules-based order for naval operations in East Asia and South-east Asia in order to minimise the risk of armed conflict.
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