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South China Sea tiff explodes as Philippines protests China’s nature reserve plan for Scarborough Shoal

Chinese state media said the reserve would cover an area of 3,523.67 hectares (8,707 acres), with its ‘primary focus’ being the coral reef ecosystem

AFP

September 11, 2025 / 11:17 IST

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Scarborough Shoal, Scarborough Shoal news, China, South China Sea, Philippines

Scarborough Shoal lies 240 kilometres (150 miles) west of the Philippines' main island of Luzon and nearly 900 kilometres from Hainan, the nearest major Chinese land mass

first published: Sep 11, 2025 11:17 am

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South China Sea tiff explodes as Philippines protests China’s nature reserve plan for Scarborough Shoal

Chinese state media said the reserve would cover an area of 3,523.67 hectares (8,707 acres), with its ‘primary focus’ being the coral reef ecosystem

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