The U.S. and Philippine navies will join seven other nations Monday for a 12-day exercise near the island of Luzon amid Chinese maneuvering in the South China Sea.
Japanese fighter jets are operating in the Philippines for the first time since World War II at a former U.S. air base, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force announced.
The election of a new president in the Philippines likely won’t augur major changes for the country’s military alliance with the United States, experts predicted this week.
Anti-ship missiles could help smaller nations deter China if it seeks to use Russia’s war in Ukraine to create a blueprint for conquering Taiwan or grabbing more territory in the South China Sea, according to security experts.