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Satellite images show Chinese bombers over S. China Sea
The Straits Times
|March 29, 2025
Deployment came ahead of US defense secretary's visit to the Philippines
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HONG KONG - China deployed two long-range H-6 bombers around the Scarborough Shoal this week, in Beijing's latest move to assert sovereignty over the hotly disputed atoll in the South China Sea, satellite images obtained by Reuters showed.
The deployment, not publicized by China, came ahead of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit to the Philippines, which also claims the shoal that lies within its exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles.
China's Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to questions on the scale of the deployment or whether it was timed to coincide with Mr Hegseth's trip.
Officials from the Philippines' National Security Council and military did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
During a visit to Manila on March 28, Mr Hegseth reaffirmed the US' "ironclad commitment" to its mutual defense treaty with the Philippines, saying China's actions made deterrence necessary in the South China Sea.
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