Scarborough Shoal standoff (Liberty Nests in the Orient)

The 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off was a military stand-off between the naval forces of China and the Philippines backed by the United States. It was the second time that China and the Philippines confronted with each other since the 1995 Mischief Reef standoff. The results were similar 17 years prior, with Chinese ships backing off from the shoal after a few days of facing off with American and Filipino warships.