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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. IMAGES
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