Scarborough Shoal

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Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panacot, Bajo de Masinloc ("Masinloc Shoal" in Spanish), Huangyan Island (Mandarin Chinese: 黄岩岛; pinyin: Huáng Yán Dǎo; lit. 'yellow rock island'), Minzhu Jiao (Guoyu Chinese: 民主礁; lit. 'Democracy Reef'), and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Panatag, lit. 'serene sandbank'), is a coral atoll/reef with an inner lagoon and several rocks above high tide, located between Macclesfield Bank to the west and Luzon to the east. Luzon is 220 kilometres (119 nmi) away and the nearest landmass. The atoll is a disputed territory claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the Republic of the Philippines. Since the 2012 standoff, the feature has been under de facto Chinese control, with a continuous China Coast Guard presence regulating access at the lagoon entrance; no permanent structures have been built on the feature. In 2013, the Philippines initiated arbitration against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law...

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