Japan, US, Philippines Team Up to Counter China’s Maritime Expansion

On Saturday, November 11, Japan led a yearly multinational naval exercise that included the Philippines as an observer for the first time, as Philippine coast guard vessels have been increasingly harassed by China in the contested South China Sea. Territorial conflicts in the South China Sea entailing China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Brunei ...

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