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Second Thomas Shoal in South China Sea

August 4 , 2024 112 days 216 0
  • China and the Philippines have struck a deal to defuse tensions on a contested shoal in the South China Sea.
  • It lays out provisional terms to replenish Filipino troops on the Second Thomas Shoal.
  • The shoal lies about 200km (124 miles) from the western Philippine Island of Palawan and more than 1,000km (620 miles) from China’s southern Hainan Island.

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