US, PH troops sink China-made vessel in war games

By Agence France-Presse

May 09, 2024 12:23 am

US and Philippine forces sank a decommissioned China-made Philippine Navy ship Wednesday during South China Sea war games simulating an attack on an enemy vessel, officials said.

The exercises are being held near the city of Laoag, around 400 kilometers (250 miles) south of Taiwan, amid a backdrop of increased confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels around South China Sea features claimed by Manila and Beijing.

FIRE! This handout photo from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, taken and received on May 8, 2024, shows the BRP Jose Rizal launching a C-Star Surface to Surface Anti-Ship Missile directed toward a mock enemy target during the maritime strike exercise as part of the US-Philippines annual military Balikatan drills in Laoag. AFP PHOTO

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