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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.