China’s natural resource ministry has just released its inaugural survey report on the Sabina Shoal, a disputed area in the South China Sea. This marks the first official assessment of the region’s natural resources.
Sabina Shoal
About: Sabina Shoal, also known as Xianbin Reef, is an oceanic coral atoll on a seamount in the eastern Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea.
Geographic Location: It is situated approximately 75 nautical miles from Palawan, Philippines.
Territorial Claims:
o Philippine EEZ: Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Sabina Shoal falls within the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
o Chinese Claims: China claims the shoal and much of the South China Sea as its sovereign territory, maintaining a continuous presence there. It is 630 nautical miles from China.
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