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Drawing lines in the South China Sea: What Beijing's new claims over a disputed coral reef mean
It is located in the northeast of the South China Sea ... territorial claim around Scarborough Reef with geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude), joined up by straight lines.
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Why does China claim almost the entire South China Sea?
The dispute over the South China Sea has been thrust back into ... apparently abandoning the claim to the gulf (and the two lines marking the waters) due to its shared “comradeship” with ...
Conflict between China, Philippines could involve U.S. and lead to a clash of superpowers
The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.
Newsweek1y
China First To Discover South China Sea, Beijing Official Claims
A map of China, including an inset with red dotted lines showing China's claimed territory in the South China Sea, is seen in Beijing ... within which a nation can claim the sole right to natural ...
CNN1y
Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here’s why it matters for the world
Under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, the Philippines has taken increasingly assertive steps to protect its claim to shoals in the South China Sea, leading to several confrontations ...
Business Insider1mon
China claims an island in the South China Sea. Satellite images show Beijing's growing power-hungry struggle in the region.
and the Philippines all lay claim to the reef, China's military presence gives it effective control. However, China is no longer the only nation building artificial islands in the South China Sea.
CNN7mon
China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
Both China and the Philippines claim Scarborough Shoal and other outcroppings in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which lies west of the main Philippine island of Luzon, in 2012 and ...
The Hill11mon
China’s alarming rise on the seas is shifting the global order
China has risen and it is not peaceful. For anyone doubting that the latest example has taken place in an obscure part of the South China Sea known as ... to solidify its claim by beaching a ...
CBS News1y
As Philippines sailor hurt in South China Sea incident, U.S. cites risk of "much more violent" confrontation
China has become increasingly assertive in its claim to nearly all of the South China Sea, which has led to tension with other countries that also have claims to the waters, including the ...
The New York Times11mon
Beijing Can Take the South China Sea Without Firing a Shot
China has expanded its once-minimal military presence in the South China Sea into a significant one. Beijing has laid claim to nearly all of the strategic waterway, a vital shipping lifeline for ...
The Conversation6mon
Drawing lines in the South China Sea: what Beijing’s new claims over a disputed coral reef mean
It is located in the northeast of the South China Sea ... territorial claim around Scarborough Reef with geographical coordinates (longitude and latitude), joined up by straight lines.