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Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China.
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Chinese navy watches as Philippines conduct combat drill in the South China Sea
Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military chief said.
Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches
Philippine forces retook an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military chief said.
Philippine military to simulate seizing South China Sea island
Asked how China may react, defence officials in Manila said they expected Chinese forces to 'watch, and we don't mind' The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China.
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