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US slams Chinese ‘nature reserve’ as effort to claim South China Sea

The US has accused China of using a ‘nature reserve’ to bolster its claims in the South China Sea.

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The US has rejected China’s designation of Scarborough Shoal as a nature reserve. The US says the move is an attempt to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea. The Philippines has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing. The Philippines Department of National Defense has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing. The US has accused China of using a ‘nature reserve’ to bolster its claims in the South China Sea.

The US has rejected China’s designation of Scarborough Shoal as a nature reserve. The US says the move is an attempt to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea. The Philippines has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing. The Philippines Department of National Defense has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing. The US has accused China of using a ‘nature reserve’ to bolster its claims in the South China Sea.

The US has rejected China’s designation of Scarborough Shoal as a nature reserve. The US says the move is an attempt to assert territorial claims in the South China Sea. The Philippines has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing. The Philippines Department of National Defense has also rejected China’s label of Panatag Shoal as illegal. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing.

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Questions people are asking

What is the Scarborough Shoal?

Scarborough Shoal is a disputed territory in the South China Sea. China has designated it as a nature reserve, a move rejected by the US and the Philippines.

What is Panatag Shoal?

Panatag Shoal is a disputed territory in the South China Sea. The Philippines has rejected China’s label of it as illegal.

What is the US’s stance on the South China Sea dispute?

The US has rejected China’s designation of Scarborough Shoal as a nature reserve, calling the move an attempt to assert territorial claims. The US has backed the Philippines in the dispute, calling China’s actions destabilizing.

Topics

South China Sea US-China relations Philippines Scarborough Shoal Panatag Shoal territorial disputes

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