China launched patrols in the South China Sea in response by Dave DeCamp April 7, 2024 https://news.antiwar.com/2024/04/07/us-philippines-japan-and-australia-conduct-first-joint-military-exercise-in-south-china-sea/ The US, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia conducted joint military exercises in the South China Sea on Sunday in a provocative show of force aimed at China. According to Japan’s Kyodo News, the drills marked the first “full-scale exercise” between the four…