US Conducts Joint Maritime Drill Amid Rising Tension in the South China Sea

Citizen Truth Staff

Sep 4, 2019 · 4 min read

U.S.Navy guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), top middle, transits through international waters with the Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata (D 63) and tanker INS Shakti (A 57), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter-carrier JS Izumo (DDH 183) and destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101), and Republic of Philippine Navy patrol ship BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS 17). Date: May 5, 2017. (Photo: Japan Maritime Self Defense Force)

U.S.Navy guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), top middle, transits through international waters with the Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata (D 63) and tanker INS Shakti (A 57), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter-carrier JS Izumo (DDH 183) and destroyer JS Murasame (DD 101), and Republic of Philippine Navy patrol ship BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS 17). Date: May 5, 2017. (Photo: Japan Maritime Self Defense Force)

Amid a trade war with China, the U.S. has conducted its first joint military exercise with ASEAN nations in the coveted South China Sea.

On Monday, Sept. 2, the U.S. and 10 ASEAN member countries held their first joint military training exercise…

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