The Philippines is in talks to possibly include Australia and Japan in planned joint South China Sea patrols with the United States, a senior diplomat said. | Reuters
The foreign ministries of Australia and Japan and the embassies of the United States and China in Manila did not immediately respond to separate requests for comment.
The United States, Japan, and Australia have been conducting trilateral naval exercises, and joint patrols with those countries would be “good for the Philippines and for the entire area”, Romualdez said, adding: “We want to have freedom of navigation.”The patrols “could be initially country-to-country” and expanded eventually “because these are our allies, like-minded countries”, he said.
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles last week said Australia wanted to expand its bilateral defense relationship with the Philippines and joint patrols were “the next step”.
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