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China’s navy conducts combat patrols near disputed South China Sea shoal

Warships and fighter jets of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy take part in a military display in the South China Sea in 2018 [Reuters]

China’s navy has conducted “combat readiness patrols” near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, while South Korean officials separately announced the discovery of more Chinese buoys in contested waters in the Yellow Sea.

The Southern Theatre Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted the drills in the “territorial waters and airspace of China’s Huangyan Island and surrounding areas”, state-run news outlet Xinhua reported on Saturday, using China’s name for the Scarborough Shoal.

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