China claims as its territory much of the South China Sea, a conduit for the bulk of northeast Asia's trade with the rest of the world in which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.
China claims as its territory much of the South China Sea, a conduit for the bulk of northeast Asia's trade with the rest of the world in which Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.The drills with Japan took place within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, following similar exercises between Manila and Washington earlier.
The drills, which took place on Friday within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, followed similar exercises between Manila and Washington on Wednesday. Japan, which announced last year its biggest military build-up since World War Two in a step away from post-war pacifism, does not have any claims to the busy waterway.
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