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Chinese coast guard ships are seen patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Chinese coast guard personnel aboard an inflatable boat approaches a group of Filipino fishermen collecting shells on the shallow part of the shoal. Beijing seized control of Scarborough Shoal -- known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc or Panatag Shoal -- from Manila in 2012 following a tense standoff. IMAGES
Dozens of activists protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manila as tensions between the two countries in the South China Sea grow. IMAGES
AFPTV footage shows a Philippine civilian convoy being followed by Chinese vessels as they sail towards a China-controlled reef off the Southeast Asian country to distribute provisions to Filipino fishermen and assert their rights to the disputed waterway. IMAGES
Pacific nation Solomon Islands begins voting in a national election that could reshape regional security, with citizens in effect choosing if their nation will deepen ties with China. IMAGES
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the Presidential Palace in Pretoria. The Chinese president is in South Africa attending the BRICS summit, an association of emerging economy countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and this year's host, South Africa. IMAGES
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