Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

Agence France-Presse

<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise on Friday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies boost security ties in the face of China&#x27;s growing pressure.</p><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The drills followed the signing less than a month ago of an agreement between Manila and Tokyo to allow the deployment of troops on each other&#x27;s territory.</p><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The Japanese destroyer JS Sazanami and the Philippine guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal took part in the two countries&#x27; first bilateral &quot;Maritime Cooperative Activity&quot;, the Philippine military said in a statement.</p><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">&quot;This activity was part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen regional and international cooperation towards realising a free and open Indo-Pacific.&quot;</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Farmedforcesofthephilippines%2Fposts%2Fpfbid027nLayxsWowGapMfwJciKHdgkF8NWb5AtPRZWWwN4TCZhHfcdVB9ZGs4o4bV2SaWvl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="792" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The two vessels held a communications exercise and undertook tactical manoeuvres in the West Philippine Sea, Manila&#x27;s name for parts of the South China Sea that are closest to the Filipino coast.</p><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">These &quot;enhanced the tactical capabilities of the Philippine Navy and the (Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force) and reinforced the strong ties and mutual commitment to maintaining peace and stability in the region,&quot; the statement added.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Farmedforcesofthephilippines%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02ugE3TnnGtVkWTKQG7iwtJtUWq14PwKN7Z7tgXWnaTKWinpzApdspFKgVCHF74NPul&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">A similar exercise was held two days earlier, also in South China Sea waters close to the Philippines, between the Filipino navy patrol ship BRP Ramon Alcaraz and the US Navy&#x27;s littoral combat ship USS Mobile.</p><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The Philippines and Japan are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening its alliances from Canberra to Tokyo to counter China&#x27;s growing military might and influence in the region.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/philippines-japan-sign-landmark-defense-pact-1119">Philippines, Japan sign landmark defense pact</a></div><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">The deepening of Filipino-Japanese security ties comes as China&#x27;s sabre-rattling towards Taiwan and over the South China Sea fuels fears of a potential conflict that could drag in the United States.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/7/28/us-japan-take-swipe-at-china-and-russia-in-high-level-talks-1641">US, Japan take swipe at China and Russia in high-level talks</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/7/29/china-warns-us-japan-to-stop-creating-imaginary-enemies-1606">China warns US, Japan to &#x27;stop creating imaginary enemies&#x27;</a></div><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">There have been escalating confrontations at sea between Chinese and Philippine ships as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to nearly all of the strategic South China Sea.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/8/2/vietnam-philippines-to-hold-south-china-sea-exercises-851">Vietnam, Philippines to hold South China Sea exercises</a></div><p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;-webkit- line-height:1.3;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);orphans:2;widows:2">© Agence France-Presse</p>

<p>The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise on Friday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies boost security ties in the face of China's growing pressure.</p>

The Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint exercise on Friday in the South China Sea, as the two US allies boost security ties in the face of China's growing pressure.

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Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

Japan, Philippines hold first joint naval exercise

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