international foreign-relations
Can China use the archipelagic doctrine
<p>China has been constructing man-made islands strategically placed on the perimeters of their so called nine-dash line. The question is, can China invoke the archipelagic doctrine to strengthen their claim for these territories? </p>

<h2>No</h2>

<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archipelagic_state" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Archipelagic states</a> are legally defined by the UN. China isn’t one of them. There are a number of countries with veto power in the UN who would likely block China becoming one.</p>
