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US, Japan, Philippines plan joint South China Sea naval patrols
By PHELIM KINE, ALEXANDER WARD and LARA SELIGMAN
The collective show of maritime force against China will be a centerpiece of next month’s trilateral summit in Washington.
- Politico
The U.S., Japan and the Philippines will launch joint naval patrols in the South China Sea later this year, according to a U.S. official and a foreign diplomat familiar with the planning.
It’s a major move to counter China in the region — and one likely to elicit a strong response from Beijing.
The three-country naval maneuvers are part of a…