Diplomatic and local intelligence sources assert that China is highly likely to convert Scarborough Shoal into an artificial island with military installations. This would make it China's closest de facto facility to the Philippines and significantly impact the Philippines' claimed West Philippine Sea.
Diplomatic and local intelligence sources claim that China is highly likely to transform Scarborough Shoal into an artificial island equipped with military facilities , including bases for its missile and anti-missile weapons. This would make it the closest Chinese de facto facility to the Philippines , just 241 kilometers from Subic Bay.
If China declares an exclusive economic zone around the shoal, it would cover nearly half of what the Philippines claims as its West Philippine Sea or its EEZ emanating from Luzon. The Philippines lost Scarborough Shoal in 2012 during a confrontation with China, with US influence leading to the abandonment of the shoal. The US and Philippines are making the Typhoons missile system installation at Laoag International Airport permanent. China's attempt to fortify the area is a response to this move, as the system can target with its radar and Tomahawk missiles, which have a 1,000-mile range
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