China PLA conducts joint naval/air exercises around disputed Scarborough Shoal

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

🇨🇳🇺🇸🇵🇭 China has launched joint naval and air force exercises around the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as U.S. and Australian intelligence aircraft monitor the operation from the air. 🔹 China's PLA Southern Theater Command announced that on August 1 it conducted joint naval and air force drills in the waters and airspace surrounding Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal), a disputed atoll claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan. 🗣️ According to the Chinese military, the exercises were la