Beijing drills water cannons and drones near disputed South China Sea shoals

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China's coastguard conducted maritime law-enforcement drills involving water cannons and drones near Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The exercise was presented as preparation to counter foreign infringement amid tensions with the Philippines.

China’s coastguard has carried out an exercise featuring water cannons and drones near two disputed reefs at the centre of its simmering South China Sea contention with the Philippines to prepare for “foreign infringement”, according to state media. A China Coast Guard flotilla “recently” conducted “comprehensive maritime law-enforcement training” in the waters around Second Thomas Shoal and Sabina Shoal, according to state broadcaster CCTV, which did not specify dates. The official television...