BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The Taiwan Strait is a busy transit route to and from the South China Sea which is roughly divided between China to the west and Taiwan to the east. China coast guard leaves Indonesia watersAn Indonesian patrol ship confronted a Chinese coast guard vessel that spent almost three days in waters where Indonesia claims economic rights and are near the southernmost part of China’s disputed South China Sea claims. “The Chinese coast guard vessel finally left the North Natuna Sea on Monday at 11:20 a.m.,” he said. China’s “nine-dash line” delineates its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2020 07:07 UTC