The naval drills come as tensions continue to rise between China and its neighbours in the disputed territory.
Australia , the US, Japan and the Philippines will hold joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea .China is yet to comment on the moves but has previously warned the US against undertaking such activities in the South China Sea .
China and the Philippines have clashed in the South China Sea in recent months, with Chinese coast guard vessels using water cannons against Filippino ships. "Japan believes that the issue concerning the South China Sea is directly related to the peace and stability of the region and is a legitimate concern of the international community," Japan’s Defence Minister Minoru Kihara said in the statement.Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Junior said the military drills would be the first in a series of activities to build the Philippines’ "capacity for individual and collective self-defence".
Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam have competing claims of sovereignty in portions of the South China Sea, a passage through which $US3 trillion in goods move every year.World Politics
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