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| Philippines, Japan to Hold Fresh Naval Drills | |
| 2015-06-10 | |
The June 22-26 joint maneuvers with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force would be only the second ever, after an unprecedented one-day exercise in the flashpoint South China Sea last month, Philippine navy front man Colonel Edgard Arevalo said. He would not say where the new exercises would be held or which ships would take part. But Japanese media, quoting unnmamed official sources, suggested the second maneuvers will also take place on the South China Sea. On May 12, two Japanese destroyers and one of the Philippines' newest warships held historic maneuvers less than 300 kilometers (168 miles) from the Philippine-claimed Scarborough Shoal, which is now under Chinese control. "This navy-to-navy engagement envisions to share new tactics, techniques and procedures as well as best practices to further maritime operations," Arevalo said, referring to the planned drills. These will involve "maritime domain awareness", search and rescue, and disaster response, he said. Philippine President Benigno Aquino and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced in Tokyo last week that the two governments would start negotiations for the transfer of defense technology and equipment. The agreement may include the export of Japanese hardware to the Philippines, including anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft and radar technology. The two leaders also expressed "serious concern" over China's construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea, which they said violated a 2002 regional agreement. Aquino, who was making a state visit to Tokyo, also drew parallels between China's recent actions and Nazi Germany's creeping invasion of Europe just before World War II. Aquino is one of China's most outspoken critics in the region. His government has asked a United Nations ...where theory meets practice and practice loses... -backed tribunal to rule on its territorial disputes with China. China's claim over almost the entire South China Sea overlaps with those of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei. China and Japan are separately embroiled in a longstanding dispute over a Japan-controlled island chain in the East China Sea. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Prepare 第一艦隊 for deployment. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-06-10 23:55 |
| #2 Yep, that guard dog barked at night, crapped all over the place, and was mangy with fleas. Good thing you got rid of it. Certainly taught that running dog oppressive capitalist colonialist Yankee a lesson didn't they. So long, thanks for all the fish. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-06-10 08:26 |
| #1 At last check, CHINA has repor criticized both Japan + G-7 for their seemingly Anti-China = China-centric declaration agz any and all island reclamation activities in either the SCS + ECS + IOR, wid China making clear its belief that no other countries have the right to interfere in China's affairs in these regions. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [The Buzz] GET READY CHINA: IS US-VIETNAM ALLIANCE POSSIBLE? * MANILA TIMES > NOW ITS CHINA-VERSUS-MALAYSIA. Malaysia formally complains about China CG ship found anchored in one of the islands widin its claimed sovereign territory of Luconia Shoals. * WORLD NEWS > [Asia Times] CHINA'S SOUTH CHINA SEA DOMINATION IS THE PRICE US PAYS FOR [POTUS Obama's "Minimalist" FP on] IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. Oh yes, Amerika, IT CAN GET WORSE STILL. * TOPIX > [Heritage Foundation] WASHINGTON, SEOUL MUST PREPARE FOR UNIFIED KOREA. Sorry, its very nice to think about, but IMO it taint gonna happen unless CHINA de facto gets back TAIWAN FIRST - wid the US' so-called "PIVOT/RETURN TO ASIA", + US Allies IN East Asia srambling to modernize their Countries + Armed Forces in fear of China, ITS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT ANY CHINESE REUNIFICATION OR RECOVERY OF TAIWAN WIL ONLY TAKE PLACE VIA MILITARY CONFLICT = REGIONAL WAR. * YAHOO NEWS > [Foreign Policy] SOUTH CHINA SEA COULD BECOME A DANGEROUS CONTEST OF [Regional, International = Great Powers] MILITARY MIGHT. VERSUS * RUSSIA INSIDER > [Mackinderian] GEOPOLITICS FOR DUMMIES: STRANGULATION OF EURASIA KEY TO GLOBAL DOMINANCE. * CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [NakedCapitalism = TomDispatch] ALFRED MCCOY: WASHINGTON'S GREAT GAME AND WHY ITS FAILING. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-06-10 03:18 |