US and Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic channel off southern Taiwan from va 2018 2024 strategic plan Watch Video
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Description: U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan — a flashpoint in the military rivalry between Washington and Beijing.<br/><br/>The show of allied battle readiness in Itbayat in Batanes province is part of annual military exercises that started last month, dubbed Balikatan, and involving more than 16,000 American and Philippine military personnel.