BEIJING/MANILA - China's coast guard conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Friday to safeguard China's territorial rights, state television CCTV reported. The China Coast Guard (CCG) has continued to strengthen law enforcement patrols in the territorial waters and surrounding areas of Scarborough Shoal since December.

China's efforts to put more pressure on the Philippines over a disputed atoll in the Sea could prove an early test for Donald Trump when he returns to the White House next month. Beijing took control of Scarborough Shoal - which is known as Huangyan Island in China and Panatag Shoal in the Philippines - in 2012,

China’s coast guard conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea today to safeguard China’s territorial rights, state