U.S. Rehearses War with China on Philippine Island South of Taiwan
Hundreds of US Marines and US Army soldiers participated in military exercises on the Philippine island of Baton, just over 100 miles across the Bashi Channel from Taiwan.
The drills are part of the Balikatan Exercise, which is being touted as the largest-ever joint military exercise between the US and the Philippines.
They come after the US inked a deal expanding its military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, all part of Washington’s plans to prepare for a future conflict with China.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Ryan, commander of the US Army’s 25th Infantry Division, told Financial Times the Philippines was inclined to demonstrate defense of the island due to “the insidious nature of the People’s Republic of China.”
Source: Antiwar.com
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