Mga barko mula Canada, Australia, US gumawa ng paggalaw sa South China Sea

Nagdaos ng multilateral na operasyon sa South China Sea ang mga barko mula sa Australia, Canada at Estados Unidos bago ang pagbubukas ng Balikatan exercises. Ayon sa US Pacific Fleet, isinagawa ito mula Abril 12 hanggang 18 upang suportahan ang 'free and open Indo-Pacific.' Kasama sa mga aktibidad ang tactical maneuvers, helicopter cross-decks at personnel exchanges.

Nagdaos ng pinag-isang operasyon sa South China Sea ang Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Charlottetown, isang Royal Canadian Air Force Super Puma helicopter, at ang US Navy dock landing ship USS Ashland na may mga Marines mula sa Task Force Ashland.

Sinabi ni Cmdr. Adam Peeples, commanding officer ng USS Ashland, na ang mga operasyon ay nagbibigay ng pagkakataon sa mga kaalyado na makipag-ugnayan, mapabuti ang interoperability at information-sharing. "Dedicated to supporting regional security" ang mga sundalo at Marines na nakilahok, ayon sa kanya.

Ang mga aksyon na ito ay naganap ilang araw bago ang pagbubukas ng pinakamalaking Balikatan exercises noong Abril 20 hanggang Mayo 8, na may mahigit 17,000 personnel mula sa Pilipinas, US at mga kaalyado tulad ng Australia, Canada, France, Japan at New Zealand. Ito ay bahagi rin ng mas maagang pagsasanay tulad ng 2024 Rim of the Pacific exercises.

Samantala, muling pinabulaanan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na nakatuon sa China ang Balikatan. Ayon kay Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, ito ay bahagi ng modernisasyon at depensa diplomacy, "defensive in nature" upang protektahan ang mga lehitimong karapatan ng Pilipinas.

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Balikatan 2026, the largest edition yet, opened in the Philippines on April 20 with over 17,000 troops from the Philippines, United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and France. It marks the first participation of Japan Self-Defense Forces troops on Philippine soil since World War II. The three-week exercises focus on interoperability and maritime operations amid global tensions.

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China's military conducted live-fire exercises in waters east of the Philippines' Luzon Island, as stated on Friday. The drills coincide with the annual Balikatan exercises hosted by Manila and Washington, extending into disputed South China Sea areas. Japan is joining with combat troops for the first time amid strains with Beijing.

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Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said international naval drills in the West Philippine Sea recognize the Philippines' claims under the 2016 arbitral ruling. He shared this in an ANC interview on April 1, even as China rejects the decision. Carpio pointed out that this falls short of full enforcement due to the Philippines' lack of political will.

The Philippine Coast Guard announced it will deploy vessels and aircraft to challenge and drive away Chinese research ships conducting unlawful marine scientific research in the West Philippine Sea. Four Chinese vessels were detected operating in Philippine waters without government consent. The PCG emphasized that foreign marine scientific research requires prior government authorization.

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