Mischief Reef, or Meiji Reef (Chinese: 美济礁; pinyin: Meiji Jiao; Tagalog: Panganiban; Vietnamese: Đá Vành Khăn), is a large reef in the Spratly Islands in South China Sea. There are rocks above water at low tide. It has a lagoon. The reef is controlled by the People's Republic of China, and claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan), Philippines and Vietnam.
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