The Philippines and Australia are mulling to conduct joint maritime patrol operations in the South China Sea (SCS) amid China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
This was revealed by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles in a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, Feb. 22, after his bilateral meeting with Department of National Defense Officer in Charge Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr.
According to Marles, both Australia and the Philippines are “completely committed” to a global rules-based order when dealing with maritime issues in the SCS. He said these bilateral patrols paved the way for the creation of an even better Philippine trilateral maritime security agreement with Malaysia and Indonesia to keep watch over the three nations’ maritime borders.As this developed, United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III said he spoke with Galvez on Wednesday to discuss “concerning developments in the South China Sea,” particularly the laser-pointing incident by the China Coast Guard.
On Monday, the Philippine Army and the Australian Defense Force kicked off the Philippine- Australia Army-to-Army Exercise in Maguindanao del Norte.
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