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China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal, Asia News

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China conducted naval and air patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday (Jan 31), the China Southern Theater Command said. The shoal is in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, but China also claims it as part of its territory. The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to a … Read more

PH deploys coast guard ship to counter China patrols

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(UPDATE) THE Philippines said Sunday it had deployed a coast guard ship to challenge Chinese patrol boats attempting to “alter the existing status quo” of the disputed South China Sea. Beijing claims most of the strategic waterway despite a 2016 international tribunal ruling that went against it, and there have been frequent clashes or tense … Read more