00:00Satellite imagery obtained by Reuters shows China is employing ships and a barrier to tighten
00:05control of the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. This amid roiling
00:10tension with the Philippines over the future. Photographs taken on April 10 and 11 show the
00:15fishing boats and floating barriers stretching across the entrance. Satellite image provider
00:20Vanter says a probable Chinese naval or Coast Guard patrol vessel can be glimpsed just outside
00:25the entrance on April 10. Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Jay Tariela tells Reuters the
00:30Chinese government had installed a 352-meter floating barrier at the entrance on April 10 and 11.
00:36The traditionally rich fishing ground of the Scarborough Shoal lies entirely within the
00:40Philippines' exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory.
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