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China, Chile, Belgium Compete for High Seas Treaty Secretariat Host
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China, Chile, Belgium Compete for High Seas Treaty Secretariat Host

China, Chile, and Belgium are vying to host the High Seas Treaty secretariat. This administrative body will shape global marine resource rules, impacting industries from fisheries to seabed mining. The decision, expected in January, could shift centres of international governance.

By Asianomist Desk · 4 August 2026