China conducted naval and air drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines submitted a U.N. claim to extend its seabed rights in the South China Sea.

China's military conducted joint air and naval drills near Scarborough Shoal. These exercises were described as a necessary response to regional instability. The drills aimed to…

Chinese military says Scarborough Shoal exercises were a response to ‘certain countries’ that had ‘undermined regional peace and stability’.