Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea | South China Sea News

Manila says exercises with Australia, Canada in flashpoint maritime area demonstrates a ‘commitment’ to defence cooperation with ‘like-minded nations’.

Australia, Canada and the Philippines have conducted joint exercises off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, deploying three warships and military aircraft in air defence exercises.

The Philippine military said on Thursday that the joint naval drills east of the Scarborough…