exclusive economic zone
noun
: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it
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This screenshot from a Chinese coast guard video shows the agency deploying a water cannon against a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel near Scarborough Shoal in the Philippine exclusive economic zone on September 16, 2025.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It is located about 125 miles off the coast of the Philippines and is within its exclusive economic zone.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Niue was one of the first countries in the world to commit to protecting 100 percent of its ocean waters as an exclusive economic zone.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
China, the Philippines and Taiwan all claim sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal, which is about 140 miles (222 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon and within the Philippines exclusive economic zone.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It is located about 125 miles off the coast of the Philippines and is within its exclusive economic zone.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Niue was one of the first countries in the world to commit to protecting 100 percent of its ocean waters as an exclusive economic zone.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
China, the Philippines and Taiwan all claim sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal, which is about 140 miles (222 kilometers) west of the main Philippine island of Luzon and within the Philippines exclusive economic zone.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Exclusive economic zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusive%20economic%20zone. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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