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BEIJING – China’s military and coast guard said they carried out patrols near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Sunday, a day after the Philippine defence minister said Manila remained under threat from Beijing despite a recent easing in U.S.-China tensions.<\/p>\n

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Scarborough Shoal is one of Asia’s most contested maritime features and has become a frequent flashpoint between China and the Philippines over sovereignty and fishing rights.<\/p>\n

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The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theatre Command said in a statement on the WeChat platform that its naval and air units carried out combat readiness patrols in the “territorial sea and airspace” of the atoll and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

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“Such patrols serve as an effective countermeasure to cope with all sorts of rights violation and provocative acts,” the command said.<\/p>\n

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China’s coast guard said in a separate statement it conducted law enforcement patrols near the Scarborough Shoal, adding that since this month it had dealt with ships engaged in “illegal rights-violation activities in accordance with laws and regulations,” without elaborating.<\/p>\n

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The Philippine embassy in Beijing did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. <\/p>\n

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The patrols took place as defence ministers, military chiefs and policymakers from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond gathered in Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier defence forum.<\/p>\n

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Speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the summit, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the Philippines remains under “severe threat” from China both territory-wise and politically, despite a recent thaw in U.S.-China tensions following the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping earlier this month.<\/p>\n

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“We have no choice but really to be resilient and to stand up against Chinese aggression,” he said.<\/p>\n

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The Philippines and China have been locked in repeated maritime standoffs in the South China Sea in recent years, at times resulting in collisions between vessels and injuries to personnel.<\/p>\n

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China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea via a “nine-dash line” on its maps that cuts into the exclusive economic zones of the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. <\/p>\n

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Disputes over dozens of islands and features have festered for decades. Taiwan’s claims to features in the South China Sea are broadly similar to China’s.<\/p>\n

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In \u20602016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that China’s claims were not supported by international \u2060law, \u200ba decision that Beijing rejects.<\/p>\n

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(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by William Mallard and Sonali Paul)<\/p>\n

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Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n

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