The location of the ceremony signals a doubling down on China's claims over Scarborough Shoal and other South China Sea hotspots.
A Chinese state broadcast has shown coast guard personnel swearing allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly contested South China Sea feature.In the footage, aired on Monday by China Central Television, coast guard officers deployed to the South China Sea can be seen standing in rows on the deck of the coast guard cutter Wenshan.
Footage of China's coast guard chasing away Philippine fishing crews on multiple occasions sparked outrage and stirred nationalist sentiment in the Southeast Asian country.In May, a coalition of civilian volunteers undertook a mission to bring supplies to fishermen operating in the area while also protesting China's claim.Beijing lays claim over some 90 percent of the energy-rich South China Sea within its self-asserted 'dashed line,' citing historical rights.
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