Duterte’s deal with China seen by satellite: fishing allowed but no change in control of disputed shoal

The yellow dots are visual confirmation of a deal with real geostrategic significance. These are Filipino fishing boats, plying their trade in the rich waters around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, their presence here proof of an agreement reached during President Rodrigo Duterte's recent visit to Beijing. On that visit, Duterte announced his […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/11/02/dutertes-deal-with-china-seen-by-satellite-fishing-allowed-but-no-change-in-control-of-disputed-shoal/