What is the intention of the US, Japan, Philippines and Australia in the South China Sea military exercise?
Recently, the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines held their first joint naval exercise in the South China Sea, northwest of the Philippine island of Palawan. According to multiple reports, the drill is a key military operation planned by Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and naval ships and aircraft from the Philippines, the United States and Australia. At a sensitive time when the situation in the South China Sea is escalating, the four countries' military exercises will undoubtedly stir the situation in the South China Sea and help the regional conflicts continue to escalate.
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