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The US claims that reclaimed land is not recognizable under international law. Neither side has shown a willingness to move on the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Delegates at the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue spent much of the conference debating what the future hold in the region, given the contradictory stances the two largest powers in the Pacific have taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a keynote speech at the conference, US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made clear the US policy remains that such territory is not valid, and that the Pentagon will continue to operate around and over the territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Shear, a<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">A<\/span>ssistant s<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">S<\/span>ecretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, was blunt in comments to reporters Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not just talking about rocks here,&#8221; he said of the reclamation issue. &#8220;We&#8217;re talking about laws.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That doesn&#8217;t leave much room for interpretation \u2013 the US has no intentions of backing down from its position. 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