China conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea

China conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea

China's military said on Friday its naval and air forces conducted combat readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal ​which has long been a flashpoint in tensions between Beijing ‌and Manila in the South China Sea.

China Steps Up Military Patrols Around Scarborough Shoal Amid Renewed Philippines Tensions

China has intensified its military presence around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, deploying naval and air forces for combat readiness patrols as tensions with the Philippines resurface. The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command said on Friday that the patrols were necessary countermeasures against what it described as Philippine violations of […]