The U.S. backed the Philippines in rejecting China’s plan to create a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal in the disputed sea that separates the two nations, calling it "destabilizing.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/us-china-scarborough-shoal-nature-reserve/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #scrarboroughshoal #southchinasea #disputedislands #us #marcorubio #philippines