China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea
The drills tested naval and air coordination as Beijing tightened rules banning unauthorized fishing, mining and coral harvesting.
- On Saturday, China's People Liberation Army Southern Theater Command conducted joint air and naval drills near Scarborough Shoal to test combat readiness and territorial defense capabilities in the South China Sea.
- Tensions escalated after the Philippines earlier this week presented a United Nations bid to extend its seabed rights, prompting Beijing to describe the exercise as a response to "certain countries" undermining regional stability.
- Beijing also released new regulations on Saturday designating the area around Scarborough Shoal as a nature reserve, with Xinhua reporting that the rules ban unauthorized fishing, mining, and harvesting of corals.
- Maritime tensions intensified as at least three confrontations between Chinese coast guards and Philippine sailors occurred last week, including one incident where a sailor was allegedly wounded by a baton strike.
- The People Liberation Army Southern Theater Command declared that territorial sea baselines designated by Manila near Huangyan Dao are "illegal and invalid," further complicating the maritime sovereignty dispute.
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China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea
China's military and China Coast Guard conducted joint air and naval combat drills around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to Chinese state media reports.
On-site footage: PLA conducts joint naval-air training exercise at Huangyan Dao
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Saturday conducted a joint naval-air training exercise in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas, according to an official statement.The
The People's Liberation Army has held a maneuver of air and sea forces around the controversial Scarborough Riff. China and the Philippines claim the island group.
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China holds military drills near disputed shoal in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — China conducted military drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday as territorial tensions with the Philippines intensify.
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