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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Monday said it plans to "elevate" the activities of the joint exercises with the United States in the West Philippine Sea .“Moving forward, we plan to elevate these activities by incorporating more advanced training scenarios, expanding participation to include additional assets, and potentially involving other like-minded countries,” AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla said in a statement.
The exercises were conducted amid the reported presence of Chinese vessels including the China Coast Guard's 5901 or the “monster ship” near the Zambales coast.Last week, the Philippines filed a diplomatic protest and called on China to withdraw its monster ship from Philippine waters.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun on Tuesday defended their ship's intrusion inside Philippine territory."We have responded to similar questions multiple times.
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