South China Sea (Philippines) (AFP) – Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal — known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal — from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff.
