The Philippine Coast Guard on October 15 released photos of two newly installed Chinese buoys at Scarborough Shoal. Coming in the wake of security concerns from South Korea over similar Chinese floating structures in the Yellow Sea, the buoys’ installation has raised alarms in Manila over the possibility that Beijing’s increasing efforts to assert control […] Continue Reading
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Five claimants occupy nearly 70 disputed reefs and islets spread across the South China Sea. They have built more than 90 outposts on these contested features, many of which have seen expansion in recent years.
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