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China reasserts sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal

China reasserts sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal

Reuters

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Updated Feb 27, 2024 09:15 AM PHT

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China reasserts sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal
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China's foreign ministry on Monday (February 26) reiterated its claim of Chinese sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, after satellite images show a new floating barrier across its entrance.

One of the images taken by Maxar Technologies on February 22 and viewed by Reuters showed the barrier blocking the mouth of the shoal, where the Chinese coast guard last week claimed to have driven off a Philippine vessel "illegally intruding" into Beijing's waters.

Speaking at a news conference, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said "Huangyan Dao," China's name for the shoal, was "China's inherent territory."

The Philippines, which last week deployed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel to patrol the shoal and transport fuel to Filipino fishermen in the area, said that China's claims were "inaccurate" and that Manila's activities there were lawful.

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China claims the Scarborough Shoal, although it is inside the Philippines' 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone. An international arbitration tribunal in the Hague said in 2016 that China's claims had no legal basis - a decision Beijing has rejected.

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