Scarborough Shoal standoff | |||||||
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Part of South China Sea disputes | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Datu Cabaylo-class multi-mission offshore vessel
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People's Liberation Army Air Force
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Per Civilians: 2 injured |
The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal,[1]which resulted in the actual control of the atoll under China.