Earlier this month, China declared new "baselines" around Scarborough Reef, a large coral atoll topped by a handful of rocks barely above sea level in the South China Sea. By doing so, China ...

TASS/. Chinese forces have begun patrolling the waters near the disputed Huangyan (Scarborough Reef) islands in the South China Sea, the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army said.

China, however, maintains that the Scarborough reef, known as Huangyan Dao in China, is part of its territory, with the embassy in Manila stating that its actions are fully legal. Since taking ...

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