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The Philippines and Japan have held their first joint military exercises in the South China Sea. It's the latest collaboration between the Philippines and its regional partners and comes amid rising tensions with China over competing claims in the region.
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00:00The Philippines and Japan have held their first joint military drills in the South China Sea.
00:06The exercises took place in waters within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
00:11It's the latest collaboration between the Philippines and its regional partners
00:15following drills between Manila and Washington last week.
00:19This comes as the Southeast Asian country faces growing tensions with China
00:23over competing claims in the South China Sea.
00:26The Philippines military says the joint exercise was aimed at realizing an open Indo-Pacific
00:32while strengthening international cooperation.
00:35Vietnam has also announced that its Coast Guard is holding its first joint exercises with the Philippines.

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