Australia, Canada and Philippines join drills off shoal
Australia, Canada and the Philippines used three warships and planes for exercises against air threats simulated from a controversial South Chinese Sea scheme, which used maneuvers to try to remove Philippine planes and ships.
The Philippine army said that the sea exercises in the east of Scarborough Shoal have been safely resulted in the safe and for years, the Chinese Coast Guard, who has protected the deserted fishing atol from the Northwest Philippines for years, said that he did not mention any encounter with the navy and suspicious militia ships.
The Chinese authorities did not make any comments about the sea exercises, but many times warned that they would defend the Shoal and outer waters they claimed as China’s region.
China and the Philippines claim Scarborough and other islands, islets and reefs in the South China Sea.
Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also made an important global trade route overlapping allegations.
The United States has no claim, but he questioned China’s claim for almost entire sea transition, including Scarborough.
The two US warships set sail this month to introduce what is called freedom of navigation operations, and were overshadowed by a Chinese navy ship.
Western Philippine province, Australian Guided Missile Muhrip Hmas Brisbane, Canadian Navy Hmcs Ville De Quebec and the Philippian Navy Fleet Fleet Fildedar Files Following Folk -Training Folk Training exercises, including the “air threat of the air threat”, including the ability of the air to be the ability to be the ability to defer the exercise, to be the ability “Air Defense, including the ability to defense,” Air Defense, “he said in a short statement.
Video images and photographs published by the Philippine soldier flew separately near the frigate, two war helicopters, the two war helicopters.
“This engagement confirms the armed forces of the Philippines’ commitment to advance defense cooperation with similar thinking nations.” He said.
The exercises were among the last activities of Australia’s largest military exercises staged with Philippines containing more than 3600 military personnel for the 15 -day live fire and war maneuvers that will end on Friday.
Canada and several security partners sent military forces as observers.
Scarborough Shoal, one of the most sensitive glare points in Asia, was closely protected by China’s forces, which had a Chinese coastal security ship accidentally collided with a Chinese coast guard ship on August 11th.
The Chinese Coast Guard ship was seriously damaged by the high -speed accident that the Philippine military officials might have killed at least two Chinese staff, according to video images.
China has so far refused to give certain details about damage and possible losses.
