evidence: China has long claimed sovereignty over Scarborough and other shoals, reefs and barren islands in the West Philippine Sea. It sits inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone but is also part of the broader South China Sea. [...] But it emphasised that it was not deciding sovereignty over Scarborough Shoal and the tribunal noted that it would reach the same conclusion with respect to the traditional fishing rights of Chinese fishermen if the Philippines were to prevent fishing by Chinese nationals at Scarborough Shoal. [...] China this month reiterated its claim to Scarborough Shoal in a statement retaliating to an online attack by the Philippines' Foreign Secretary, Teodoro Locsin. It also denied there were armed militia on any of its vessels.