Reply to‘Discussion of the paper:“High- to ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) ductile shear zones in the Sulu UHP metamorphic belt, China: implications for continental subduction and exhumation by Zhaoet al.”’.

Features a response of the authors on the criticism of their article "High- to Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) Ductile Shear Zones in the Sulu UHP Metamorphic Belt, China: Implications for Continental Subduction and Exhumation." Importance of ultrahigh-pressure structures in the understanding of the processes of deep continental subduction and exhumation; Rarity of UHP structures in the UHP terrains; Question of the authors on the structures at Yangkou and the model proposed by these authors.