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China slams Chile-Belgium bid to host High Seas Treaty body, pushes rival Xiamen proposal
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 13:47 UTC. The headline in use is “China slams Chile-Belgium bid to host High Seas Treaty body, pushes rival Xiamen proposal”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
China on Thursday criticised Chile and Belgium’s combined bid to host the secretariat of the High Seas Treaty, accusing the countries of “politicising the bidding process and dividing members into opposing camps”. The three countries had previously submitted competing proposals to host the secretariat – the administrative headquarters of the…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
China slams Chile-Belgium bid to host High Seas Treaty body, pushes rival Xiamen proposal
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