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Philippines, US to Hold Naval Drills Near Disputed Shoal
[Rooters] MANILA -- Philippine and American troops are set to hold naval exercises this month near a disputed shoal, which will almost certainly anger China with tension already high in the South China Sea.

China claims 90 percent of the South China Sea, potentially rich in oil and gas and fisheries.

The Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan also claim parts of the waters, and China has viewed with suspicion what it sees as U.S. moves to "provoke" tension by supporting its regional allies, notably Vietnam and the Philippines.
Vietnam and the US are regional allies? Who knew? Must be ValJar's doing.
It'd be the first reasonable thing she's done then...
Five warships, including a U.S. guided-missile destroyer, and about 1,000 troops will take part in week-long Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises, which include live-fire drills 40 miles off Zambales, on the western shores of the Philippine island of Luzon.
Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-20
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