Australia, Canada, Philippines, and U.S. Join First South China Sea Drills
Australia, Canada, the Philippines, and the U.S. are conducting their first joint drills in the South China Sea.
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00:00In a first, Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the U.S. are holding two days of joint
00:05military exercises in the South China Sea.
00:08The U.S. military says the exercises will enhance the four countries' ability to work
00:12together in a crisis.
00:14They also say the drills affirm each country's commitment to upholding freedom of navigation
00:18in the South China Sea.
00:20The drills come amid heightened tensions between the Philippines and China in the region, both
00:24of which have competing territorial claims in the sea.