China Sends Patrols to Scarborough Shoal After Philippine Threat Warning

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]China has launched new patrols near Scarborough [music] Shoal, just one day after the Philippines warned it remains under threat from Beijing.

[00:00:06]>> [music] >> China's military and Coast Guard carried out operations around the disputed Shoal following recent Philippine warnings and joint military exercises with the United States.

[00:00:16]Beijing says the patrols were aimed at countering what it called rights violations and provocative acts in the area. And the timing is hard to ignore.

[00:00:23]The patrols came just days after Philippine and US [music] forces completed another maritime exercise near the Shoal, highlighting how quickly tensions in the South China Sea can escalate.

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