China approves nature reserve at disputed South China Sea shoal claimed by the Philippines

PH security council rejects China’s nature reserve at Bajo de Masinloc

File photo of Chinese ships being monitored during a “maritime sweep” off Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. SCREEN GRAB FROM SEA LIGHT MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday rejected China’s approval to establish a national nature reserve at Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea, calling the move “patently illegal” and a threat to Philippine sovereignty. NSC Secretary Eduardo Año s…

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Its position is strategic for Beijing, sitting in the middle of the South China Sea and near shipping lanes carrying more than $3 trillion of annual commerce. Activities there are closely watched by the United States and other major powers

Philippines Protests China's Plan for a Nature Reserve at a Hotly ...

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Philippines Protests China’s Nature Reserve Plan at Scarborough Shoal

Manila protests China’s plan to set up a nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, calling it illegal and a violation of Philippine sovereignty.

Philippines: China's nature reserve in Scarborough Shoal 'unlawful'

The Philippines condemned China's plan to establish a national nature reserve in the highly disputed Scarborough Shoal, also known as Huangyan Island, as "illegitimate and unlawful." &q...