A map showing how close the Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina shoal is to Palawan

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   Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social (norobiik@noc.social)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Sep-2024 07:59:04 JST Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

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   Over the past week, Chinese and Philippine vessels have engaged in multiple collisions and face-offs near #SabinaShoal, a disputed atoll lying just 86 miles from the #Philippines’ west coast and 745 miles from #China, which claims almost all of the #SouthChinaSea as its sovereign territory despite an international ruling to the contrary. #WestPHSea

   A dangerous new flashpoint is fast emerging in the South China Sea
   https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/27/asia/china-philippines-new-flashpoint-sabina-shoal-intl-hnk/index.html