US, Japan, Australia, Philippines Stage Military Drills in South China Sea

Navy ships from the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines participate in joint exercises in the South China Sea on April 7, 2024, in a still from video footage. Armed Forces of the Philippines via Reuters/Screenshot via NTD

The United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines on April 7 held their first joint naval exercises in the South China Sea, where China’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm.

The show of force included anti-submarine warfare training.