US and Philippine Forces Stage Combat Drills Near Strategic Bashi Channel off Southern Taiwan

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.

Related Keywords

Lin Jian ,Shanghai ,China ,Japan ,Philippines ,Taiwan ,Washington ,United States ,Bashi Channel ,Taidong Xian ,South China Sea ,Brunei General ,Brunei ,Ilocos Norte ,Itbayat ,Batanes ,Australia ,Cagayan ,Cebu ,Manila ,France ,Beijing ,Filipino ,American ,French ,Chinese ,Australian ,Joe Biden ,Ferdinand Marcos Jr ,Black Hawk ,Derek Grossman ,Annie Pentaleri ,Robert Patterson ,Michael Cederholm ,Chinese Foreign Ministry ,Associated Press ,Chinese President Xi Jinping ,Second Thomas ,President Ferdinand Marcos ,South China ,Foreign Ministry ,Security ,Southeast Asia ,Balikatan 2024 ,Balikatan Exercises ,Philippines Ina Taiwan Strait Crisis ,Us Philippines Alliance ,