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Chinese military exercises near Scarborough Shoal include deployment of WZ-7 drone

Status: published

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command and the China Coast Guard conducted joint military exercises around Scarborough Shoal, marking the first reported deployment of the Guizhou WZ-7 reconnaissance drone to the area. Chinese state media reported that control operations around Scarborough Shoal and Second Thomas Shoal have expanded beyond 24 nautical miles, while maritime tracking indicates Chinese vessels intercept Philippine ships between 30 and 40 nautical miles from contested features. Official responses from Philippine authorities regarding the maneuvers were not documented in the report.

Category: force-massing · Location: Unresolved

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Global Events Monitor. Chinese military exercises near Scarborough Shoal include deployment of WZ-7 drone. 2026-09-30T05:46:15.034Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4082. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/4082/revision/9a1696393ce184436bc8ee91217384390cd4987292da0b5a97db7c2b6fc266c9

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