Maritime Boundary Quotes

We want to overcome our historical problems with Chile. The sea has divided us and the sea must bring us back together again. Chile has agreed, for the first time, to talk about sea access for Bolivia.

China believes that it has the rightful claim to a vast portion of the South China Sea, which is claimed by other countries.

In fact, the Senkaku Islands are... inherent territory of Japan that is recognized in our history and also by international law.

The Senkaku Islands are an integral part of Japanese territory based on international law as well as in the context of our history.

China's Nine-Dashed Line was deemed an unlawful maritime claim by an arbitral tribunal convened under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention in July 2016, a position shared by the U.S. government.

A border is a border. I have to be conscious of both my borders. I will also have be conscious of my sea. It is less talked about.

The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of said Canal of the width of ten miles extending to the distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of the Canal to be constructed

When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in Washington rushed to declare that it was the start of another hostage crisis. Instead, we worked directly with the Iranian government and secured the release of our sailors in less than 24 hours.

I think I'm going to my grave without swimming from Cuba to Florida.