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Soldiers from the US, Indonesia, and five other countries have begun annual training exercises in Indonesia, raising concerns amid Chinas increasing aggression. The drills, known as Super Garuda Shield, involve a total of about 5,000 personnel from 19 nations. China sees the exercises as a threat and accuses the US of building an Indo-Pacific alliance to limit its influence.

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Indonesia’s ‘significant’ statement on the territorial dispute indicates it sees China as a security threat, analysts say, but it is not a sign of a ‘nascent alliance’ with the US.

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Soldiers from the US, Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern. American and Indonesian soldiers have held the live-fire drill since 2009, and Australia, Japan and Singapore joined last year. The United Kingdom…

Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s...

Soldiers from the UK, France, Australia, Japan and Singapore will also join in the training exercises.