Likewise, by refusing to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the US Congress has undermined America’s credibility as it attempts to reaffirm international law in the South China Sea, where China is acting with increasing audacity. And, by opposing the inclusion of legally binding climate commitments, it weakened the global climate agreement that was reached this month in Paris, leaving compliance and implementation uncertain.
类似地，美国国会拒绝批准联合国海洋法公约，这损害了美国的信誉，使其在中国日益蛮横的南海问题上难以主张国际法。此外，美国国会还反对纳入有法律约束的气候承诺，从而削弱了本月在巴黎所达成的全球气候协定，留下了遵守和实施方面的不确定性。