US-Philippines drill fuels tension
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="July">July</span> 10 <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Vandegrift">Vandegrift</span>, <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Makar">Makar</span> <span word="Port">Port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Santos">Santos</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> 450 <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 500 <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span>.</p><p><span word="Dave">Dave</span> <span word="Welch">Welch</span>, <span word="commodore">commodore</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USS">USS</span> <span word="Vandegrift">Vandegrift</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="port">port</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>' <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span>", <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="Baoyun">Baoyun</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="territorial">territorial</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Manila">Manila</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Huangyan">Huangyan</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>, <span word="Yang">Yang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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