Militaries from the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and Australia conducted a joint maritime exercise in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) following reports of Chinese warships in Philippine waters. The exercise, the 6th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA), aims to demonstrate a commitment to regional cooperation and upholding freedom of navigation and international law.
Amid China’s recent patrols in the West Philippine Sea, militaries from the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and Australia participated in a joint maritime exercise within the Southeast Asian nation’s exclusive economic zone on Wednesday.
The MMCA was conducted after the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command reported that three Chinese warships were spotted in Philippine territorial waters. On Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard reported that two China Coast Guard vessels previously spotted as close as 34 nautical miles off Bolinao, Pangasinan, had exited the Philippines’ EEZ.
The Air Force of the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army claimed that it conducted a “routine cruise” over Scarborough Shoal on Tuesday, the same day the Philippines and the US carried out joint bomber air patrols and air intercept training.
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