# China conducts combat-readiness patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal

https://mins.news/en/item/122072

- Reuters, 2026-10-30 08:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-conducts-combat-readiness-patrols-around-disputed-shoal-south-china-sea-2026-10-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae457ea53aa080001e5568f

> China's military said its naval and air forces carried out combat-readiness patrols on Friday around Scarborough Shoal, a longstanding flashpoint in tensions between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea.

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