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US, Philippine Coast Guards Join Navy Drills Amid China Tensions

The US and the Philippines held a new round of joint sails within Manila's exclusive economic zone, with their coast guards participating for the first time, amid continuing tensions in the disputed South China Sea. The sixth maritime cooperative activity was conducted on Tuesday in the waters of Occidental Mindoro and Palawan that's facing the resource-rich waterway, the Philippine military said in a statement on Wednesday.