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China Conducts Military Drills and Patrols in South China Sea
China's military conducted joint air and naval drills near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, aiming to test combat readiness and safeguard territorial sovereignty. Concurrently, China's coast guard patrolled waters east of Taiwan and established a routine patrol system to handle violations near a disputed shoal. These actions have angered Taipei and are part of China's efforts to assert control over contested areas.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
Left 1 · Centre 4 · Right 1 n = 6
- Left (1): The Hindu
- Centre (4): Deccan Chronicle, Deccan Herald, The Print, The Times of India
- Right (1): Firstpost
- International (2): Bloomberg, Reuters