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Two Chinese warships shadowed Philippine, Australian, Canadian and US forces during their joint naval drills off Scarborough Shoal earlier this week, the Philippine Navy said, in the latest sign of Beijing’s persistent presence near the flashpoint reef.

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The Philippine Coast Guard captured footage of a Chinese vessel's retrieval of a deep-sea submersible vessel from waters near Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 5 — an incident that the PCG believes confirms China's unauthorized research within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.

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British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson's confirmation that a UK warship will sail in the South China Sea sends provocative signals to China, a Chinese state-run tabloid said.
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The Philippine Coast Guard captured footage of a Chinese vessel's retrieval of a deep-sea submersible vessel from waters near Ilocos Norte on Monday, May 5 — an incident that the PCG believes confirms China's unauthorized research within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.

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British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson's confirmation that a UK warship will sail in the South China Sea sends provocative signals to China, a Chinese state-run tabloid said.
[DatePublished] => 2018-02-14 12:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20161003/02_china-ship.jpg ) ) )
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