U.S., Japan, Philippines Conduct Joint Naval Drill as China Watches – Center for Security Policy

U.S., Japan, Philippines Conduct Joint Naval Drill as China Watches – Center for Security Policy

The deployment of the USS Shoup and JS Noshiro to Scarborough Shoal represents the strength of the U.S.-Japan-Philippine alliance. American warships joined their Japanese and Philippine counterparts in the South China Sea over the weekend in an effort to improve crisis readiness. U.S. secretary of defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Manila the same day, reaffirming the White House’s “ironclad” commitment to working collaboratively with the Philippin…