The withdrawal of ship 9701 from China's Xianbin Jiao occurred three days after the meeting between heads of the China-Philippines Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea on Wednesday.

The coral reef ecosystem at Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao is generally healthy, said a report released on Friday, which rebutted the Philippines' false accusation of coral bleaching and ...

The Chinese-English bilingual documentary, If Xianbin Jiao Could Speak, features interviews with scientists and researchers involved in the remote sensing and on-site investigations of the project.

Experts warn Philippine vessel moored at Xianbin Jiao discharging excessive sewage, causing damage to corals By Hu Yuwei Published: Aug 30, 2024 10:07 PM ...

Xianbin Jiao is an uninhabited reef in China's Nansha Qundao. The reef covers more than 80 square kilometers, which is greater than Ren'ai Jiao, where the Philippines illegally grounded a warship.

Both China (which calls it Xianbin Jiao Lagoon) and the Philippines claim Sabina as sovereign territory. Manila’s formal name for the contested feature is Escoda Shoal.

The shoal, claimed by China as Xianbin Jiao and as Escoda Shoal by the Philippines, is located some 75 nautical miles from the Philippines' west coast and 630 nautical miles from China.

The Chinese-English bilingual documentary, If Xianbin Jiao Could Speak, features interviews with scientists and researchers involved in the remote sensing and on-site investigations of the project.