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South China Sea: Beijing resources ministry gauges depth of new Vietnamese port on reef

Cs news5 months ago02 mins

The research combines laser measurements from Nasa’s ICESat-2 satellite with optical data from the European Union’s Sentinel-2 to map underwater changes with unprecedented precision. The team’s peer-reviewed paper was published in the Chinese-language Journal of Tropical Oceanography on February 13. Barque Canada Reef is the largest landform in the Spratly Islands, an archipelago in the…

China’s coastguard circles Scarborough Shoal after Philippines stakes its legislative claim

Cs news8 months ago01 mins

“The China Coast Guard conducted law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China’s Huangyan Island and the surrounding area,” the China Coast Guard said, referring to Scarborough Shoal, known as Panatag Shoal in the Philippines “This was a law-enforcement activity carried out by the Chinese maritime police in accordance with the law.” The patrol…