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ChinaPhilippines and China pledge to keep talking despite strained ties after foreign ministers speak
China and the Philippines have pledged to maintain dialogue and manage their differences with mutual respect after Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Philippine counterpart spoke by phone, even as Beijing warned Manila about politicians crossing its red lines.
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ChinaTaiwan accuses China of harassing shipping with east coast patrol and sending ship near Pratas Islands
Taiwan's Coast Guard said China's latest patrol off the island's east coast harassed shipping and tried to exert a fictional jurisdiction, and that Beijing also sent a coast guard ship close to the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands.
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ChinaChina's coast guard carries out patrols east of Taiwan, saying it will step up law enforcement in waters it claims
China's coast guard conducted what it called routine law enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as Beijing said it would keep strengthening control over waters it claims as its own.
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ChinaChina steps up combat readiness patrols around Scarborough Shoal in fresh South China Sea flare-up
China's navy, air force and coast guard all conducted patrols around the disputed Scarborough Shoal on Friday, calling them a countermeasure to Philippine actions as tensions between Beijing and Manila resurfaced at a regional defence gathering.