@misc{Przychodniak_Marcin._EU_2024.04.22, author={Przychodniak, Marcin.}, copyright={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, address={Warsaw}, howpublished={online}, year={2024.04.22}, publisher={The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)}, language={eng}, abstract={The U.S. Navy’s freedom of navigation operations are designed to support free passage in disputed waters. In the South China Sea, they have become one of the tools for signalling U.S. opposition to Chinese claims to most of the maritime area. European countries are also carrying out similar activities, in line with the EU’s Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, among other aims. The involvement of EU and NATO member states in these operations will promote the maintenance of security in the region and strengthen transatlantic cooperation vis-à-vis China.}, title={EU Member States, U.S. Maintaining Sea Lanes in the South China Sea}, type={file}, keywords={Stany Zjednoczone, China, Unia Europejska, Morze Południowochińskie, bezpieczeństwo morskie, swoboda żeglugi, tereny sporne, współpraca międzynarodowa}, }