Named after British merchant vessel that got grounded there in 1748, shoal is a triangular coral atoll in South China Sea, close to shipping lanes carrying $3 tn worth of commerce annually.

Beijing says joint patrols in waters near Scarborough Shoal undermined regional stability and vows safeguarding ‘territorial sovereignty’.

Named after British merchant vessel that got grounded there in 1748, shoal is a triangular coral atoll in South China Sea, close to shipping lanes carrying $3 tn worth of commerce…