Japan, US and Australia will hold joint naval drills in the South China Sea on Wednesday, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday citing multiple unnamed officials.
, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force would send its “largest destroyer” called the Izumo. The Royal Australian Navy and the US Navy, meanwhile, were expected to deploy their amphibious assault ships Canberra and America, respectively.
The Philippine forces also reportedly "canceled" their participation in the joint drill since the three other nations' aircraft “are too large to land on the decks of Philippine warships,” said the report. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez earlier said meetings were set to possibly include Australia and Japan in"They would like to join in for joint patrols to make sure that there's the code of conduct and there's freedom of navigation," Romualdez told Reuters.
In June, the national security advisers of Japan, the United States, and the Philippines also discussed conducting , including joint naval exercises, in Indo-Pacific waters to support freedom of navigation and the broader rules-based order.It was in 2013 when the Philippine government sued China before an international arbitral tribunal in The Hague. It ruled in favor of the Philippines in July 2016 when it junked China's nine-dash claim over the South China Sea.the Philippines' call to comply with the ruling, calling the decision "illegal and invalid.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
US, South Korea, Japan condemn China for 'dangerous and aggressive behavior' in South China SeaUS President Joe Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at Camp David on Friday to deepen military and economic cooperation and made their strongest joint condemnation yet of "dangerous and aggressive behavior" by China in the South China Sea.
Baca lebih lajut »
US, Japan, South Korea condemn 'dangerous and aggressive actions' by China'We strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the waters of the Indo-Pacific,' say Japan, South Korea, and the United States in a joint statement
Baca lebih lajut »
China resurrects its false claims on the South China Sea islandsChina cannot exact justice and compensation from the Western colonial powers and Japan by seizing the island territories and maritime zones of ASEAN coastal states and bullying them
Baca lebih lajut »
US, Japan, South Korea agree to expand security ties at historic summitCAMP DAVID: President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to expand security and economic ties at a historic summit at the US presidential retreat of Camp David, cementing a new agreement with the allies that are on an increasingly tense ledge in relations with China and North Korea.
Baca lebih lajut »
Biden salutes 'new era' of united Japan, S.Korea in face of ChinaCAMP DAVID, United States–US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea said Friday they saw a 'new chapter' of close three-way security cooperation as the Asian allies joined a first-of-a-kind summit that has already rattled China.
Baca lebih lajut »
Japan looks beyond US alliance for help to deter China military | Isabel Reynolds & Ben Westcott / BloombergJapan’s alliance with Washington—complete with its “nuclear umbrella”—remains the cornerstone of its strategy, and US President Joe Biden endorsed the country’s more robust security strategy in a meeting with Kishida at the White House on Friday. Yet Japan’s deepening unease about the dangers in its neighborhood has prompted a fresh…
Baca lebih lajut »