The United States and the Philippines on Wednesday bared their plans to conduct maritime activities, including joint patrols, with “like-minded partners” in the South China Sea later this year. | BPinlacINQ
The move to conduct multilateral maritime activities in the South China Sea is seen to irk Beijing, which has staked territorial claims over nearly the entire sea, including the West Philippine Sea — waters within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.Other defense, security agreements
The two countries on Tuesday kicked off their largest-ever joint military exercises, which will involve more than 17,000 Filipino and American troops.Aside from this, they also recently expanded their Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement by adding four additional military bases in the Philippines which will be made accessible to US forces.
Fast-tracking discussions on an acquisition plan for a fleet of multi-role fighter aircraft for the Philippine Air Force, as well as leveraging an additional $100 million in Foreign Military Financing that the US earlier announced to acquire medium-lift helicopters
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