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China confirms two coastguard deaths in Scarborough crash
Filed: Aug 06, 2026 at 3:10 PM ET
Summary: China’s PAP posthumously honored two China Coast Guard officers killed in a 2025 South China Sea collision.
WHO: People’s Armed Police (PAP)
WHAT: Posthumously honored two China Coast Guard officers, confirming their deaths from a 2025 vessel collision during a South China Sea maritime rights operation.
WHEN: Aug 06, 2026 at 10:18 AM ET
WHERE: South China Sea
WHY: The PAP announced the latest recipients of its “Loyal Guards of the Chinese People’s Armed Police” honor, including officers who died in the August 11, 2025 collision.
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