The United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are planning anti-submarine drills in the South China Sea on April 7, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday.
TOKYO — It would mark the first such full-fledged exercise for the navies of the four countries in those waters and is likely aimed at demonstrating solidarity with the Philippines against China's growing assertiveness, Kyodo said, citing multiple people familiar with the matter.
The most recent incident occurred on March 23, when the China Coast Guard blasted the Philippine vessel Unaizah May 4 with water cannons while it was on it way to Ayungin Shoal on a resupply mission. Four Filipinos were injured in the attack.China claims almost the entire South China Sea, a conduit for more than $3 trillion in annual ship commerce. Its territorial claims overlap with those of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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