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Manila says that the exercises with Australia, Canada in the Flash Point naval area, explains “commitment” in defense cooperation with “similar countries to think.”

Australia, Canada and the Philippines conducted common exercises off a shallow disputed in the South China Sea that Beijing demanded, where three warships and military aircraft were deployed in air defense exercises.

The Filipino army said on Thursday that joint marine exercises east of Scorpuro Shawwal – a flash point of confrontations with Chinese ships – focus on simulation to counter air threats “through coordinated defense measures.”

The army said that sailing from the Western Palown Province of the Philippine, and the Philippine ship Jose Rezal, Hmas BrisBane in Australia, and HMCS Ville de Quebec in Canada, adding that the training again confirmed “the Philippine’s commitment to progress in defensive cooperation with the ideal horizon.”

China and the Philippines are both Scarboro Shawwal and other islands, islands and coral reefs in the South China Sea, while Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims in the crowded waterway.

China has not immediately issued any comment on the exercises, according to the reports of the Associated Press, Beijing has repeatedly warned that it would defend shallow and remote water claiming to be its own lands.

Video and photographs released by the Philippine army showed at least three warplanes participating in training with the three ships, as well as at least one helicopter.

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The joint maritime exercises were distinguished by the final activities of the largest military exercises that Australia organized with the Philippines-the Alon 2025-including more than 3,600 military personnel participating in 15 days of exercises and live maneuvers that are scheduled to be concluded on Friday.

Australian Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Raven by the Philippines Daily said that the inquiry was that the training was “the largest air effect from the Australian combat forces since the 1999 East Timor mission”, when Australia led a multinational peace force in response to a security and humanitarian crisis.

“This indicates that we can spread a ready force to fight and the ability to fight within the Indian Pacific Ocean to help a security partner like the Philippines,” said The Inquirer.

One of the most sensitive areas in the South China Sea, Scorpuro Shawwal was closely guarded by the Chinese forces, and on August 11 witnessed a cross collision between a Chinese marine ship and the Chinese Coast Guard while trying to prevent the Philippine Coast Guard near Shal.

The Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday that the Chinese Coast Guard is now repairing on Heinan Island, the first confirmation that the ship that was severely damaged returned to the port after the collision, which was arrested on a video by the Philippines.

The satellite photos presented to Reuters by Maxar Technologies show the ship with the broken bow surrounding the locomotives alongside a dry berth at the Yolin Naval Base near Sanya, a city in Heinan.

Chinese officials did not comment on the collision, but Beijing accused the Philippine vessels of conducting “dangerous exercises” without indicating directly to the collision.

Sovereignty has not been created on Scarboro Shawwal.

The rule of a teacher in 2016 on the South China Sea was rejected by the Permanent Arbitration Court in The Hague, Beijing’s sweeping claims to the entire maritime region, but the court was not charged with establishing sovereignty over certain features.

The court also ruled the Chinese siege in Al -Dhuhr, a violation of international law and said that the region was a traditional hunting land for several countries.

China rejects the ruling and continues to pressure its regional demands at the sea, supported by its marine ships, coast guard and militias.