The U.S. and the Philippines, which have formed an alliance under a mutual defense treaty, are conducting Exercise Balikatan —their largest annual war game—in the Southeast Asian archipelagic country ...

China has criticised the United States ... military exercise staged in locations facing the South China Sea and the island of Taiwan. Thousands of troops are participating in the “Balikatan ...

On Monday, April 21, Washington launched the largest and most openly aggressive set of joint military exercises ever staged with the Philippines. The exercises, which involve 17,000 troops and ...

The US and the Philippines kicked off their flagship annual military drills Monday, touted as a “rehearsal” for Manila’s defense amid ongoing tensions with China. Billed as the “Super Bowl ...

Australia will deploy about 200 military personnel. and Japan and a number of other friendly nations will send smaller military delegations. China has frowned on such war drills in or near the ...

China on Monday said the joint military drills by the US and the Philippines “undermine regional strategic stability.” “The Philippines, in collusion with external countries, has been ...

MANILA, April 15 (Reuters) - The United States ... military exercises, as the allies strengthen ties amid tensions with China over its activities in the South China Sea and in Taiwan. The annual ...

MANILA: The US and the Philippines will start their flagship annual military drills Monday (April 21), touted as a "rehearsal” for the defence of the nation amid ongoing tensions with China.