China conducts patrols around Scarborough Shoal in disputed South China Sea

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China's military and coast guard conducted patrols around Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea to assert Beijing's territorial claims. These actions heighten tensions in the contested waters region near Singapore.

BEIJING, June 30 - China's military and coast guard said on Tuesday they had carried out patrols in the waters around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, as part of safeguarding Beijing's territorial claims to the area.