Claim: China claims the waters in the South China Sea as its exclusive economic zone under an interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which the United States and its allies reject.
Verdict: Correct (90% confidence)
Explanation: According to the Council on Foreign Relations, China's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea have been rejected by a 2016 international tribunal ruling, which indicates that these claims are not recognized under international law (source 7). The U.S. Department of State explicitly states that Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful (source 1). Additionally, a source from Tufts University explains that China cannot claim an ex...