# China Is Choking the Waterways

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Podcast: [China Unscripted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-unscripted-70183)
Published: 2026-08-01T19:38:11+00:00
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## Resource

Watch the full podcast! https://chinauncensored.tv/programs/podcast-344 In 2021, China's National People's Congress passed a law that gave its coast guard the right to stop, inspect, board and use force against ships in waters it unilaterally considers its own. This threatens the US-led free maritime travel initiative that allows ships free access in public waterways.

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