People’s Republic of China
Ambassador Zhang Yishan
The People’s Republic of China ratified the Law of the Sea Convention on June 7, 1996. Zhang Yishan is China’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. The following is excerpted from a November 17, 2004, speech by Ambassador Zhang before the UN General Assembly.This year marks the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. That "constitution of the sea," which came into being after nearly 10 years of intense negotiations and consultations, has not only codified all the available customary international law with respect to the law of…
