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Philippines, U.S., Australia and Japan hold joint military drills in disputed South
China Sea
Philippine, Australian, Japanese and U.S. warships take part in the four nations'
first-ever joint military drills in the South China Sea on Sunday.
Philippine, Australian, Japanese and U.S. warships take part in the four nations'
first-ever joint military drills in the South China Sea on Sunday. | ARMED FORCES
OF THE PHILIPPINES
BY JESSE JOHNSON AND KATHLEEN BENOZA
STAFF WRITERS
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Apr 7, 2024
Japan joined the United States, Australia and the Philippines for joint naval and
air drills in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, as China announced its own
exercises in the strategic waterway.
"The Armed Forces of the Philippines, United States Indo-Pacific Command,
Australian Defence Force and Japan Self-Defense Forces successfully conducted the
first Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the West Philippine Sea on
Sunday," the Philippine military said in a statement, using Manila's official
designation for sections of the South China Sea.

The statement said that the the joint exercise involved naval vessels and aircraft
and had taken place in an area within the Philippine’s exclusive economic zone in
the strategic waterway.
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