China Restricts Access and Expands Reach in the South China Sea (opens in new tab)

Amid tensions in the Middle East, China is tightening its control over the South China Sea. Satellite imagery shows Chinese vessels have erected a floating barrier at the entrance to Scarborough Shoal, a disputed fishing reef within the Philippines’s exclusive economic zone. The deployment restricts Filipino access to the shoal, where Chinese coast guard and […] The post China Restricts Access and Expands Reach in the South China Sea appeared first on OODAloop.