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U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills in the Philippines’ northernmost island town, along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan.
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U.S. Marines and Filipino troops conducted combat drills in the Philippines on Monday. The military drills involve more than 16,000 personnel, officials said.
This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel.
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills near southern Taiwan, a flashpoint in the Washington-Beijing military rivalry.