Military confirms Chinese Scarborough Shoal drills

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THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday confirmed that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships have indeed conducted drills within Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) as Beijing continues to flex its muscles in the entire South China Sea. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said the drills were monitored from July 31 and Aug. 1 and involved five warships, one replenishment ship, two hovercraft, two helicopters and an unidentified number of fighter aircraft. “After numerous fake messages of drills being conducted by the PLA Navy, this is the first time that we…

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