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The annual 'Balikatan' (shoulder-to-shoulder) exercises involve 8,900 troops this year and will include live fire exercises and training with amphibious assault vehicles.
The combat exercises are taking place near the Philippines sea border with Taiwan.
The exercises come as China reportedly reached a deal to station its troops on the Solomon Islands Joint military drills have begun betwee
Exercises to include live-fire manoeuvres, aircraft assaults and beach landings
Balikatan 2022 will send a message that their alliance endures, officials from both countries say.