The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has moved its first-ever joint drills, Indonesia's military said Tuesday, edging them away from waters disputed by China. | ManilaBulletin
The bloc's joint exercises were initially slated for the North Natuna Sea, which Indonesia claims as its exclusive economic zone but where Beijing's ships occasionally patrol.
China claims most of the South China Sea despite protests from Southeast Asian nations, including Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia. ASEAN's members have held naval drills with the United States and China before but they have never staged military exercises as a bloc. China's leading regional ally Cambodia refused to confirm its attendance at the drills after they were initially announced.
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