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US & Philippines launch ‘Balikatan’ war games amid heightened South China Sea tensions
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Washington and Manilla have started a two-week long military drill, featuring 736 Filipino troops and a further 225 US soldiers, as tensions simmer in the South China Sea and tens of Chinese ships linger at a Filipino reef. This year’s drills, which started on Monday, are significantly smaller than previous years because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Filipino participation down from nearly 8,000 troops in previous years to fewer than 1,000.  In a speech, Major General Edgard Arevalo said that all ground exercises had been cancelled, with the exception of live fire drills as they did not involve face-to-face engagement. Bilateral staff

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