cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/41381707

China’s military and coast guard said they conducted patrols on Friday in the waters around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the busy waterway of the South China Sea.

The coast guard has stepped up law enforcement patrols in the area since the beginning of August, it said in a statement, vowing to “safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests”.

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