Scarborough Shoal: Quick Facts

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Scarborough Shoal

1734 Murillo Velarde map of the Philippines

Map of the South China Sea region highlighting overlapping territorial claims by China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei. China's claim is shown by a red dashed line called the nine-dash line, enclosing much of the sea and key features like the Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and Spratly Islands. Each claimant country is shaded in a different color.

Philippine and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea

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