November 25, 2023
In Australia, News
The increased frequency of air and maritime patrols — almost all of which China claims as its own territory, disregarding international tribunal’s ruling in 2016 that its claims have no legal basis.
The announcement of patrols with Australia come just a few days after it held a similar exercise with the US in the .
China regularly patrols the region and has built artificial islands where it has deployed its military to reinforce its claims.
Last month, in contested waters near Second Thomas Shoal, spiking tensions between the two countries.
Marcos warned on Sunday that the Chinese military had “started to show interest” in building bases on reefs that were “closer and closer to the Philippine coastline.”
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