Recent satellite images have unveiled a new floating barrier placed by China at the entrance of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a region marked by its contentious status. This development comes amidst reports from the Philippine Coast Guard accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of jamming the tracking signals of Philippine ships in the area. The barrier not only signifies an escalation in the territorial dispute between China and the Philippines but also restricts access for Filipino fishermen to the shoal, threatening their livelihood and food security. The presence of the barrier, verified by Maxar Technologies' satellite imagery dated February 22, has been linked to China's broader claims over the South China Sea and has raised concerns over the environmental impact, with reports of China's industrial and illegal clam harvesters damaging the shoal's fragile ecosystem.
Satellite images reveal #Chinese floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in #SouthChinaSea Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China coast guard… https://t.co/xO3H5wBcIQ
#China Sets Floating Barrier at Scarborough Shoal Beijing reasserts its claim to Scarborough Shoal in the #SouthChinaSea after satellite images revealed a new floating barrier over the entrance of the reef in the #Philippines EEZ. Via TaiwanPlus News https://t.co/cEOew45XWy
Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and Chinese coast guard vessels have had frequent run-ins. https://t.co/vBZuMRkhOG
Satellite imagery has captured a floating barrier placed by Chinese ships to block the entrance to Scarborough Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea. Read more: https://t.co/LDtqpWh65F https://t.co/3Pxdr8A4em
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"Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China coast guard vessels have had frequent run-ins." https://t.co/iY5HVS5ovU
🚨 Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China coast guard vessels have had frequent run-ins. One of the images taken by Maxar Technologies on Feb 22 shows… https://t.co/7yefqR3Zjk
Satellite photos capture 🇨🇳#China's floating barrier, which restricts indigenous 🇵🇭#Philippines fishermen's access to Scarborough Shoal & threatens their food security--all while China's industrial & illegal clam harvesters systematically destroy the shoal's fragile ecosystem.👇 https://t.co/R7HBu6S8MO
Exclusive: Satellite images reveal floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in South China Sea https://t.co/Xi9shTH0d2 https://t.co/PWMLwVXtT3
Exclusive: Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China coast guard vessels have had frequent run-ins https://t.co/xguOze2hmR
⚠️ EXCLUSIVE-SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL FLOATING BARRIER AT MOUTH OF DISPUTED ATOLL IN SOUTH CHINA SEA (Reuters) Satellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China… https://t.co/bmx2WCJoYX
PH Coast Guard: #China jamming tracking signal of PH ships in West Philippine Sea The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday accused its Chinese counterpart of jamming the signal of the tracking system of Philippine ships at certain times during recent operations in the West… https://t.co/yYJJMcWoV0
#Philippines arming up for D-Day with #China Manila ups military spending as China fires warning against giving US access to Philippine bases near Taiwan’s southern shores. Wu Shicun, chairman of China’s state-funded Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean… https://t.co/5Hgzb9yBqo
#Philippines arming up for D-Day with #China Manila cranks up military spending as China fires warning against giving US access to Philippine bases near Taiwan’s southern shores. Wu Shicun, chairman of China’s state-funded Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean… https://t.co/vRDWoCxB8m