BEIJING/HANOI ¨C China¡¯s military and coast guard said they carried out patrols near disputed waters in the South China Sea on Sunday, a day after the Philippines said it remained under threat from Beijing ?despite a recent easing in U.S.-China tensions.
Philippine and U.S. forces held a five-day maritime exercise in ?the same ?waters last week near the Scarborough Shoal, the third such drill this year, ?to strengthen interoperability and maritime security, the Philippine military said on Sunday.
Scarborough Shoal, in waters that Manila calls the West Philippine Sea, is one of Asia¡¯s most contested maritime features and has become a ?frequent flash point between China and the Philippines over sovereignty and fishing rights.
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