• Summary

This legal document contains the English version of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Act of the People’s Republic of China, promulgated in 1998. This document states the interpretation and measurements of. the rights and jurisdiction of the PRC within, the right and duties of foreign vessels within or passing through, and codes of delimitation of PRC’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf. Notably, in Article 8, ‘security’ is regarded as one purpose for the PRC’s jurisdiction over the artificial islands, installations, and structures in the exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf. This was not provided in the UNCLOS regarding the interpretation of and jurisdiction of coastal states over the artificial installations in the EEZ.

• Document: People’s Republic of China Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf Act of 26 June 1998