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Beijing sends patrol ship to South China Sea
Published:  Mar 15, 2009 1:04 PM
Updated: 6:42 AM

China has dispatched its most modern patrol ship to the South China Sea, state press said Sunday, after an incident with a US naval vessel and a fresh claim by the Philippines to the disputed territory.

The Beijing News said the vessel would conduct patrols of what it called China's exclusive maritime zone in the disputed waters surrounding the Paracel and Spratly Islands.


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