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China conducted "combat patrols" Sunday in the South China Sea, its army said, the same day the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia held their first joint drills in the disputed waters. China claims nearly all of the waterway despite competing claims from other countries, including the Philippines, and an international ruling that its stance has no legal basis. China's Coast Guard said Saturday it had "handled" a situation at a disputed reef on Thursday, when it claimed several ships from the Philippines were engaged in "illegal" operations.
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