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Japan and the Philippines are strengthening their collaboration to counter China's influence in the region. Japanese leader, Kishida Fumio, declared a 'golden age' in ties with the Philippines. Both countries are considering a Reciprocal Access Agreement, allowing military forces on each other's soil. The Chinese dispute with the Philippines is testing America's reliability as an ally. A recent navy exercise led by Japan saw the Philippines observing for the first time. Tensions escalated as China deployed water cannons against Philippine vessels attempting resupply missions. The People’s Liberation Army's power is being scrutinized. The ASEAN countries also conducted a joint naval exercise, while the US Army Pacific is preparing for potential conflict with China. The Philippines and Japan are drawing closer due to various factors.
5 versus 11: PH makes it past China’s blocking tactics and into Ayungin Shoal https://t.co/q8m64qnsbv
Quite illustrative of the way the rest of ASEAN sees the current increased tensions between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea, with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee warning the Filipinos: "The Americans are [your] treaty ally, but are you sure you want to get into… https://t.co/YgqIo94YrS https://t.co/xKrESohjRE
How US Army Pacific is preparing for war with China | A sprawling, multi-island exercise hones troops’ ability to fight in the jungle, cross “wet gaps,” and operate with multiple partner nations. https://t.co/oTMl8iOeF1
The #ASEAN countries hosted their first joint naval exercise in #Indonesia, the “ASEAN Solidarity Exercise (ASEX)”, in September 2023, from the island of Batam, south of #Singapore, to an area near the Natuna Islands, writes @PremeshaSaha https://t.co/j07q1NWlGA
How US Army Pacific is preparing for war with China https://t.co/oTMl8iOeF1
The Philippines and Japan have long enjoyed warm relations. But they are being drawn more tightly together by three factors https://t.co/UFyk2xmwhd ⬇️
Japanese island holds disaster drill in shadow of Taiwan threat https://t.co/IK4xvz9mHZ https://t.co/X9JlJdC9pv
What it's like to dodge Chinese coast guard ships and water cannons to resupply one of the most remote outposts in the world https://t.co/H5r82QLNPD
China will hold the Peace and Friendship-2023 joint exercise, themed on countering terrorism and maintaining maritime safety, with Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, Thai, and Vietnamese forces in S China's Guangdong in mid-to-late November, the Ministry of National Defense said Sunday. https://t.co/Qs3v0f0N5u
The People’s Liberation Army is not yet as formidable as the West fears https://t.co/lYn3wUTXZc
Taiwan says Chinese government sent seven aircrafts, five ships near island https://t.co/Vxf7k4t2Of
The #ASEAN countries hosted their first joint naval exercise in #Indonesia, the “ASEAN Solidarity Exercise (ASEX)”, in September 2023, from the island of Batam, south of #Singapore, to an area near the Natuna Islands, writes @PremeshaSaha https://t.co/j07q1NWlGA
How US Army Pacific is preparing for war with China | A sprawling, multi-island exercise hones troops’ ability to fight in the jungle, cross “wet gaps,” and operate with multiple partner nations. | https://t.co/oTMl8iOeF1
Hu Bo, a naval expert at Peking University, concedes that China faces a dilemma at the Second Thomas Shoal, where Asian neighbors sympathize with the Philippines. “People just say China has big ships and the Philippines has small ships.” @DSORennie https://t.co/tQDAYIYPRp
Beijing is posing a question to Manila: “Are you sure Washington will be there to help you when you really need it?” @jamescrabtree writes. https://t.co/YtlmMy6xEf
#China Coast Guard vessel 5203 fires water cannon on #Philippines vessel M/L Kalayaan while trying to block a Philippine resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal). Via @biancadava https://t.co/ZtmXC6Vs9g
Reporters Get an Up Close View of China's Bullying in the South China Sea https://t.co/VPFXTtXYpo
How US Army Pacific is preparing for war with China | https://t.co/oTMl8iOeF1
Philippines, Japan could soon deploy military forces on each other’s soil https://t.co/iNEDjijW2l
China deploys water cannon vs Philippines in new Ayungin resupply mission https://t.co/nqOShyYfOa
#China Coast Guard vessel 3303 shadowed, badgered & crossed the bow of #Philippines Coast guard BRP Melchora Aquino during yesterday’s resupply mission. Via @beacupin from Rappler reporting live on board the PCG’s BRP Melchora Aquino. https://t.co/pRGCbb4PGF
#China Coast Guard 5203 blasted water cannon toward the M/L Kalayaan trying to block a #Philippine resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal). Via @FMangosingINQ https://t.co/mxxQui1hbq
A Chinese dispute with the Philippines is a test of America. Xi Jinping yearns to expose America as an unreliable ally, and to make the Philippines obey Chinese-drawn red lines—or pay a visible price https://t.co/JKYTjtpbBF 👇
Japan-led navy exercise starts with Philippines observing for first time https://t.co/rrYwyOWzRa https://t.co/63N9vP0Vcm
Japan and the Philippines are increasingly collaborating to resist China. During a recent address to the Philippine congress, the first by a Japanese leader, Kishida Fumio declared that ties between the two countries had entered a “golden age” https://t.co/QUJ7Gfe0M6 ⬇️
#Philippines, #Japan Could Soon Deploy Military Forces on Each Other’s Soil As part of the proposed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), both nations would be allowed to deploy military forces on each other’s soil, further strengthening military readiness and cooperation. The… https://t.co/9lQMfER62r https://t.co/t1IYAACc4B
@CamilleElemia boarded an inflatable dinghy to get within 1,000 yards of the Sierra Madre, the beached warship that is angering China. Read her dispatch: https://t.co/5nsWW4xyNb