💨 Abstract

China has raised its national flag on an uninhabited reef, Sandy Cay, in the disputed South China Sea, just a few kilometers from a major Philippine military base. The reef is part of the Spratly Islands, also claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. China claims Sandy Cay as a natural formation, granting it a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea, overlapping with Thitu Island.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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