(UPDATES) THE Philippines launched on Wednesday two days of joint sea and air exercises with the United States, Canada and Australia, a joint statement said, as China carried out a combat patrol to test its "strike capabilities" near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the South China Sea.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs Office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the four-nation maneuvers that would last until Thursday would demonstrate regional strength and international cooperation inside the Philippine exclusive economic zone.
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