Proper noun
Scarborough Shoal
A shoal in the South China Sea.
In an effort to ease tensions with China, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte proposed an executive order that would ban fishing in the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal, a move that angered Filipino fishermen. Source: Internet
China seized the Scarborough Shoal in 2012 and forced fishermen from the Philippines to travel further for smaller catches, reflecting tensions in the South China Sea where several countries have overlapping claims. Source: Internet
Such a result also may help stymie China on conversion of Scarborough Shoal into another massive artificial island. Source: Internet
Soon after, the Scarborough Shoal was under Chinese control. Source: Internet
The latest one was the dispute with the Philippines at Scarborough Shoal. Source: Internet
This week's flyby near Scarborough Shoal, which China took from the Philippines in 2012, came after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Beijing of "intimidation and coercion" in the South China Sea. Source: Internet