; (2) execute, in such critical transportation corridors, routine and regular naval presence missions and maritime freedom of navigation operations throughout the year; (3) in addition to the operations executed pursuant to paragraph (2), execute routine and regular maritime freedom of navigation operations throughout the year, in accordance with international law, including the use of expanded military options and maneuvers beyond innocent passage; and (4) to the maximum extent practicable, execute freedom of navigation operations pursuant to this subsection with regional partner countries and allies of the United States. 1266. Sense of Congress on the importance of the rule of law in the South China Sea It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the South China Sea is a vitally important waterway for global commerce and for regional security, with almost 30 percent of the maritime trade of the world transiting the South China Sea annually; (2) the People’s Republic of China is undermining regional security and prosperity and challenging international rules and norms by engaging in coercive activities and attempting to limit lawful foreign operations in the South China Sea; (3) a tribunal determined that China had violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone by (a) interfering with Philippine fishing and petroleum exploration, (b) constructing artificial islands and (c) failing to prevent Chinese fishermen from fishing in the zone, and that Chinese law enforcement vessels had unlawfully created a serious risk of collision when they physically obstructed Philippine vessels ; (4) the arbitral tribunal award of July 2016 stated that there is no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the nine-dash line