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Chinese vessels tail PH, allies in WPS maritime exercise
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported that Chinese navy vessels tailed a multilateral maritime exercise involving the Philippines, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the United States in the West Philippine Sea.
These Chinese activities were observed during the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) on Saturday.
AFP spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla confirmed the tailing but assured that the drills proceeded as planned without interference or danger to participating ships.
Padilla also stated that no reports were received regarding the conduct of an alleged Chinese military exercise.
This was the fourth MMCA held in the contested waterways, with previous iterations including the Royal Canadian Navy.
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