Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây and Rén'ài Jiāo (Chinese: 仁爱礁/仁愛礁), [1] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan, Philippines. [2]

2023年12月11日 · China's repeated attempts to blockade the Second Thomas Shoal, located less than 200 nautical miles from Philipines' province of Palawan, has made the submerged reef a flashpoint for conflict...

2024年6月5日 · The Ayungin Shoal — called Ren’ai Reef by China — is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands, which is a group of more than 100 islands and reefs in the South China Sea. It is located 105 nautical miles west of Palawan and is within the country’s 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is part of its continental shelf.

2024年6月24日 · Located about 194 kilometers off Palawan province in the Philippines, this hidden gem is home to a unique military outpost known as the BRP Sierra Madre. Despite China’s persistent claims, Ayungin Shoal remains a low-tide elevation within the …

2024年6月18日 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese forces seized two Philippine rubber boats that were delivering food and other supplies to a military outpost in a disputed South China Sea shoal in a tense confrontation in which some Filipino navy personnel were injured, Philippine security officials said Tuesday.

The Second Thomas Shoal (named Ren'ai Jiao by China; Ayungin Shoal by the Philippines) is part of the Spratly Islands which is disputed territory claimed in full or in part by multiple countries including China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. The sea itself is claimed by China under its nine-dash map line claim. [2]

2025年1月16日 · In a landmark diplomatic advancement, the Philippines and China have agreed to indefinitely continue resupply missions to Ayungin Shoal, a disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. The agreement, finalized in July 2024, seeks to de-escalate tensions following a violent confrontation on June 17, 2024, in the Philippine-occupied zone.

2023年12月12日 · In the latest in a series of confrontations, Manila accused Chinese coast guard and maritime militia vessels of repeatedly firing water cannon at its resupply boats and deliberately ramming another near the Second Thomas Shoal, …

2023年3月3日 · AFCL found that neither the Ayungin Shoal nor the surrounding 12 nautical miles of territorial waters can be claimed as sovereign territory by either China or the Philippines, and that the shoal still falls within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.

2024年8月20日 · The Permanent Court of Arbitration invalidated China’s claims and upheld the Philippines’ EEZ through a 2016 Arbitral Award, but China has consistently ignored the historic ruling, persistently encroaching on Philippine waters and harassing Philippine ships.