US Holds Naval Exercises With Allies in Asia Amid China Tension

The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan, Australia and India.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius,center , center, conduct a photo exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaila V. Peters/Released

NEW DELHI/TOKYO—The United States is conducting two military exercises in Asian waters this week involving allies Japan, Australia and India, the U.S. navy said on Tuesday.

The exercises come as military rivalry between the United States and China is intensifying and days after the United States said China’s claims of sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea were illegal.