Philippines Holds Joint Drills With Partners in South China Sea

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China has slammed the Philippines for holding naval drills with allies the US, Canada and Australia in the disputed South China Sea. Manila insists the exercises are aimed at upholding a rules-based international order. But China says the Philippines is undermining regional peace.

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00:00The Philippines and its allies have held joint naval drills in the South China Sea near its

00:05northern island of Luzon. The country's military was joined by the U.S., Australian and Canadian

00:11navies. Their activities included anti-submarine warfare drills. Manila says two Chinese Navy

00:17warships were monitored during the drills. China criticized the exercises and responded with what

00:22it called a routine patrol in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the same day as its massive

00:28military parade in Beijing.

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