exclusive economic zone

基本解释

Mr. Lu refuted such arguments, pointing out that the incident happened in the airspace over China's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
卢树民对美方的辩解进行了驳斥。他指出，撞机事件发生在中国专属经济区的上覆空域。
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'We oppose any party to take any military actions in our exclusive economic zone without permission, ' Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement.
外交部发言人洪磊在一则声明中说：“我们反对任何一方未经允许在中国专属经济区内采取任何军事行动。”
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On the request of the Seychellois leadership, India also agreed to extend help for maritime and exclusive economic zone surveillance operations and capacity building of its forces.
应塞舌尔领导的要求，印度还同意延长对海上和经济专属区和监视行动，及帮助其部队的能力建设。
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Reiterating their claims to reserves located in the exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot government dismissed the warnings from Ankara, stating that they would continue to pursue development agreements, according to a Platts report.
FORBES: Turkey Issues Warning Against Natural Gas Efforts with Cyprus

the coastal water and sea bed around a country's shores, to which it claims exclusive rights for fishing, oil exploration, fishing, etc (Sometimes shortened to economic zone)

专属经济区
The claims of continental shelf and exclusive economic zone caused the modern disputes between China and Japan. The essence of the dispute over the delimitation is fierce contest for the resource of the East China Sea.
大陆架与专属经济区划界主张的提出产生了现代中日两国间的东海划界问题,其实质是两国对东海资源的激烈争夺。
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