Patrols aimed to ‘resolutely safeguard’ territorial sovereignty, China Coast Guard says, citing continued boosting of law enforcement.

Tensions between Beijing, Manila over disputed areas of South China Sea escalated in recent months - Anadolu Ajansı

China’s military deployed naval and air forces to conduct patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea on Thursday, the military’s Southern Theater Command said in a statement. The military has deployed forces to enhance patrols in the sea and airspace around the “territorial waters” of Scarborough Shoal since the beginning of November,