Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea

"CUES" redirects here. For "cues" and "CUEs", see Cue (disambiguation).
Chinese and United States warships sailing together during a training exercise off Hawaii in 2013. Both countries signed the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea in 2014.[1]

The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) is an agreement reached at the 2014 Western Pacific Naval Symposium to reduce the chance of an incident at sea between the countries in the agreement, and — in the event that one occurs — to prevent it from escalating. Twenty one countries have joined the agreement, including Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Tonga, the United States and Vietnam.[1][2] Taiwan, a non-signatory state also reportedly implements the agreement.[3]

CUES had been proposed a decade earlier, but China opposed earlier versions, because of references to potential legal standing.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Member nations of Western Pacific Naval Symposium in China agree to maritime code of conduct". ABC News. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Document: Conduct for Unplanned Encounters at Sea". U.S. Naval Institute. June 17, 2014.
  3. ^ DeAeth, Duncan (27 April 2019). "Taiwan and Philippine navies have unexpected encounter at sea". Taiwan News. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ Tiezzi, Shannon (April 24, 2014). "Small But Positive Signs at Western Pacific Naval Symposium". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 15 May 2015.