
May 31, 2026
✦Reuters
China patrols Scarborough Shoal after Philippines warns of threat
China's military and coast guard patrolled near Scarborough Shoal on Sunday. This happened after the Philippines warned it still faces a "severe threat" from China. Philippine and U.S. forces just finished a joint maritime exercise in the same waters. The patrols are China's way to counter "rights violations and provocative acts."