Beijing [China], November 13 (ANI): The Chinese military on Wednesday said it has conducted “combat readiness patrols” over waters and airspace surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, according to state media Global Times. The news outlet cited Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to state that the patrol activities, in the area that China calls Huangyan Dao, involving naval and air forces were “lawful.” Philippines refers to the island as Panatag Shoal. The shoal situated 220 km west of the Philippines’s island Luzon is claimed by both Beij…