An outrigger canoe glides across crystal waters off Palawan Island in the Philippines.

菲律宾的巴拉望岛旁，一只独木舟轻轻划过水晶般的海面。

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A long, narrow island of the southwest Philippines north of Borneo. It lies between the Sulu Sea and the Palawan Passage of the south China Sea.

菲律宾西南的一个狭长的岛屿，婆罗洲的北部，它位于苏禄海和南中国南海的巴拉望通道之间。

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Meanwhile, to the south, China itself has objected to plans by the Philippines to open areas in the Reed bank, off the island of Palawan, for oil-and-gas exploration.

ECONOMIST: South China Sea