French, American and Philippine vessels will conduct various drills within the eastern parts of the South China Sea.
France’s FS Vendemiaire , the United States' USS Harpers Ferry , and the Philippines’ BRP Ramon Alcaraz at the coast of Palawan, on April 25.
The vessels from the three countries will be conducting various maritime drills within the eastern parts of the South China Sea that lie in the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone, where tensions have been boiling in the past months between Manila and Beijing.and will run until May 10.
He was referring to the comprehensive international legal framework upon which a 2016 international tribunal based its ruling rejecting China’s sweeping claim over almost the entirety of the South China Sea.Beijing has ignored this ruling and instead ramped up its military presence and activities in the disputed waters, including firing water cannon on Philippine ships sending supplies to troops stationed at a remote military outpost in the Spratly Islands.
The Philippine Navy can learn much from the open sea operational experience the French Navy brings to the Balikatan exercises, said maritime security expert Collin Koh of Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He also said France is able to demonstrate its intention to maintain a military presence in the Indo-Pacific and increase defence engagements with South-east Asian nations.US, Japan, Philippines trilateral deal to change dynamic in South China Sea, Marcos says
“China can’t simply treat the Philippines as a smaller neighbour that it can push around. It has to address the fact that the Philippines has more powerful friends – not just one big ally but a network of allies,” he said.
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