candidate: The features are grouped into three archipelagos ( listed by area size ) , Macclesfield Bank and Scarborough Shoal , which collectively comprise a land surface area of about 15 km2 at low tide : The Spratly Islands , disputed between the People 's Republic of China , the Republic of China , and Vietnam , with Malaysia , Brunei , and the Philippines claiming part of the archipelago The Paracel Islands , disputed between the People 's Republic of China , the Republic of China , and Vietnam The Pratas Islands , disputed between the People 's Republic of China and the Republic of China The Macclesfield Bank , disputed between the People 's Republic of China , the Republic of China , the Philippines , and Vietnam .