China Coast Guard: [Confirms] Conducted law-enforcement patrols in the territorial sea of Scarborough Shoal and surrounding areas
Regulated ships engaged in "illegal rights-violation activities" in accordance with laws and regulations in the area - - **Reminder 12/31/2025: (CN) China Military: Organized combat-readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea (in line with rhetoric) - **Notes: Scarborough Shoal (or Huangyan Dao, Panatag Shoal) is a disputed coral atoll in the South China Sea, located about 120 nautical miles west of the Philippines' Luzon island, strategically important for rich fishing grounds and sea lanes, and currently under the effective control of China despite territorial claims by the Philippines and Taiwan, causing ongoing friction
Regulated ships engaged in "illegal rights-violation activities" in accordance with laws and regulations in the area - - **Reminder 12/31/2025: (CN) China Military: Organized combat-readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea (in line with rhetoric) - **Notes: Scarborough Shoal (or Huangyan Dao, Panatag Shoal) is a disputed coral atoll in the South China Sea, located about 120 nautical miles west of the Philippines' Luzon island, strategically important for rich fishing grounds and sea lanes, and currently under the effective control of China despite territorial claims by the Philippines and Taiwan, causing ongoing friction