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China cloaks power grab as ‘eco move’: Philippines on high alert over Scarborough Shoal ‘nature reserve’ plan

The Philippines has announced that it is keeping a close watch on China’s recent plan to establish a “nature reserve” around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Officials said that Manila is ...
KSAT

Philippines protests China's plan for a nature reserve at a hotly disputed shoal

FILE - A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 ...
The Economist

America and China circle each other in the South China Sea

IT HAS BEEN a tense final deployment for USS Nimitz, America’s oldest aircraft-carrier and one of the world’s largest. On October 26th one of its helicopters went down in the waters of the South China ...
Reuters

Philippines says important that China does not militarise disputed Scarborough Shoal

MANILA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines is closely watching Beijing's plans for a nature reserve at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, its chief of armed forces said on Friday, ...
The Diplomat

China Coast Guard Holds National Day Ceremony Near Disputed South China Sea Shoal

The China Coast Guard (CCG) yesterday held a National Day flag-raising ceremony on a ship in the waters close to Scarborough Shoal, a South China Sea atoll that has been a focus of a string of recent ...
The Diplomat

China’s Nature Reserve at Scarborough Shoal Isn’t Just About Conservation

Since 2025, tensions in the South China Sea have intensified, with the Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan Dao in Chinese) once again at the center of China–Philippines frictions. After the August 11 standoff ...