“We should also ask our allies to jointly patrol with us near Reed Bank, in Escoda Shoal and Rozul Reef, because Rozul reef and Sabina Shoal are the two nearest geologic features where China ...

Reed Bank is rich in gas ... also known as Second Thomas Shoal. Near Ayungin Shoal is Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, which China has transformed into a military base. In 1985, China constructed ...