US to China: Don’t overreact to WPS quad drills and just accept 2016 ruling

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China need not “overreact” to the quadrilateral maritime exercise among the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia in the West Philippine Sea, the White House said Thursday .

“I can’t speak for the PRC reaction, one way or another, except to say there is no reason to overreact to this,” Kirby said. The Philippines on April 7 held a maritime cooperative activity with the US, Japan, and Australia in WPS, amid growing tensions in the South China Sea.The MCA included anti-submarine warfare training, tactical, link and photo exercises, demonstrating the four countries’ collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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