#China on Wednesday carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near #ScarboroughShoal in the #SouthChinaSea, a flashpoint area which is within the #Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
Scarborough Shoal is 240 kilometers (150 miles) west of the Philippines' main island of #Luzon and nearly 900 kilometers from the nearest major Chinese land mass of #Hainan.
#PanatagShoal #BajoDeMasinloc #WestPHSea
China launches air, sea patrols near Scarborough Shoal
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