Spratly Islands
Chinese warship sails within yards of US destroyer in 'unsafe' encounter
The 12-mile distance is commonly accepted as constituting the territorial waters of a landmass.
Risking Beijing's ire, Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef
Ladd Reef is completely submerged at high tide but has a lighthouse and an outpost housing a small contingent of Vietnamese soldiers.
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