If the plan materializes, it will be the first time the Philippines joins multilateral maritime patrols in the South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing, which claims most of the sea as its territory.
MANILA, Philippines – 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 on Monday, February 27, in another sign of concern over Beijing’s activities in the strategic waters.
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. China is accused by some Southeast Asian neighbors of deploying its coast guard and a maritime militia to bully their fishermen and disrupt resupply missions and energy exploration. China maintains it is protecting its historic territory.
Japan, Australia and the United States are among dozens of countries that recognize a landmark arbitration case in 2016 won by the Philippines that invalidated China’s expansive territorial claim.
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