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Why the largest-ever US-Philippine drill, and Japan’s role, makes China uneasy

South China Morning Post · · 149 words · By Albee Zhang
US-Philippine Military Cooperation China-Philippines Tensions Indo-Pacific security
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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A US and Philippine-led military drill seen as targeting China grew this year into the largest yet”
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Three independent web search results explicitly state that this year's Balikatan exercises are the 'largest ever' or 'largest iteration to date', citing increased participation from countries like Canada, France, New Zealand, and Japan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the Philippines, as well as predicted and scheduled events. This year marks the country's chairmanship of the ASEAN, which will oversee a number o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_Philippines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Exercise Balikatan is the most prominent annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States. The Tagalog word balikatan means "shoulder-to-shoulder". The exercises have been the co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balikatan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Philippines–United States relations (Filipino: Ugnayang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos) are the bilateral and diplomatic relations of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines–United_States_rela…
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“Tensions have run high in the Indo-Pacific in recent years, with increasing incidents occurring between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.”
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Wikipedia entries on China-Philippines relations and the South China Sea Arbitration confirm that relations have deteriorated and that there is a legal and diplomatic conflict regarding the South China Sea, supporting the claim of high tensions and incidents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and the Philippines were established in June 1975. Relations peaked during the Philippine presidencies of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Rodrig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Philippines_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese Filipinos (sometimes referred as Filipino Chinese or Chinoy/Tsinoy in the Philippines) are Filipinos of full or partial Chinese descent, but are typically born and raised in the Philippines. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Filipinos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South China Sea Arbitration (Philippines v. China, PCA case number 2013–19) was an arbitration case brought by the Republic of the Philippines against the People's Republic of China (PRC) under An…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China_Sea_Arbitration
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“Hu Bo, director of the Beijing-based SCSPI”
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Three separate web search results explicitly identify Hu Bo as the director of the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, president of China from 2003 to 2013, chai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Jintao
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bo Xilai (Chinese: 薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; born 3 July 1949) is a Chinese former politician who was convicted on bribery and embezzlement charges. He came to prominence through his tenures as Mayor of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Xilai
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bo Yibo (Chinese: 薄一波; pinyin: Bó Yībō; Wade–Giles: Po2 I1-po1; 17 February 1908 – 15 January 2007) was one of the most senior political figures in China during the 1980s and 1990s. After joining the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Yibo
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