The followings is the Fiscal Year 2016 summary of the Department of Defense freedom of navigation operations. <\/p>\n
Albania* <\/p>\n
Prior authorization required for foreign warships to enter the territorial sea (TTS); excessive straight baselines. <\/p>\n
Brazil <\/p>\n
Consent required for military exercises or maneuvers in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). <\/p>\n
Cambodia <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines. <\/p>\n
China* <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines; jurisdiction over airspace above the EEZ; restriction on foreign aircraft flying through an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) without the intent to enter national airspace; domestic law criminalizing survey activity by foreign entities in the EEZ; prior permission required for innocent passage of foreign military ships through the TTS. <\/p>\n
Croatia <\/p>\n
Prior notification required for foreign warships to exercise innocent passage in the TTS. <\/p>\n
India* <\/p>\n
Prior consent required for military exercises or maneuvers in the EEZ; security jurisdiction claimed in the contiguous zone. <\/p>\n
Indonesia* <\/p>\n
Limits on archipelagic sea lane passage through normal routes used for international navigation; prior notification required for foreign warships to enter the TTS and archipelagic waters; restriction on stopping, dropping anchor, or cruising without legitimate reason in seas adjoining TTS. <\/p>\n
Iran* <\/p>\n
Restrictions on right of transit passage through Strait of Hormuz to Parties of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; prohibition on foreign military activities and practices in the EEZ. <\/p>\n
Italy <\/p>\n
Claimed historic bay status for the Gulf of Taranto. <\/p>\n
Japan <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines. <\/p>\n
Malaysia* <\/p>\n
Prior authorization required for nuclear-powered ships to enter the TTS; military exercises or maneuvers in the EEZ requires prior consent. <\/p>\n
Maldives* <\/p>\n
Prior authorization required for foreign ships to enter the EEZ. <\/p>\n
Malta <\/p>\n
Passage by foreign warships through the TTS subject to prior consent or prior notification. <\/p>\n
Oman* <\/p>\n
Prior permission required for innocent passage of foreign military ships through the TTS; requirement for innocent passage through the Strait of Hormuz (an international strait). <\/p>\n
Pakistan* <\/p>\n
Prior consent required for foreign warships to conduct military exercises or maneuvers in the EEZ. <\/p>\n
Philippines* <\/p>\n
Claims archipelagic waters as internal waters. <\/p>\n
South Korea <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines; prior notification required for foreign military or government vessels to enter the TTS. <\/p>\n
Taiwan* <\/p>\n
Prior notification required for foreign military or government vessels to enter the TTS. <\/p>\n
Thailand <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines; consent required for military exercises in the EEZ. <\/p>\n
Tunisia <\/p>\n
Excessive straight baselines. <\/p>\n
Venezuela* <\/p>\n
Prior permission for overflight of the EEZ and Flight Identification Region (FIR). <\/p>\n
Vietnam* <\/p>\n
Prior notification required for foreign warships to enter the TTS. <\/p>\n
* designates multiple challenges to the claim(s) during the reporting period. <\/p>\n
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