China conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea
China said that the patrols were a "necessary countermeasure in response to the Philippines' rights-violation and provocative acts".
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2 outlets reported this story, but it isn’t verified yet: that takes two or more independent outlets and a reliability score of 65%.
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Also reported by manilatimes.net (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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7h agoChina conducts combat readiness patrols around disputed shoal in South China Sea China said that the patrols were a "necessary countermeasure in response to the Philippines' rights-violation and provocative acts".
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