2 Chinese vessels shadowed PH, US ships – Philippine military
Two Chinese navy vessels shadowed Philippine and US ships conducting joint patrols in the South China Sea. The Philippine military said this on Thursday, January 4 as tensions flared in the region over disputed territorial claims.
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00:00 Two Chinese Navy vessels shadowed Philippine and U.S. ships conducting joint patrols in
00:05 the South China Sea.
00:07 The Philippine military said this on Thursday, January 4, as tensions flared in the region
00:12 over disputed territorial claims.
00:15 The two-day maritime exercises from January 3 and 4 involving Manila and Washington were
00:19 the second in less than two months in the West Philippine Sea.
00:23 This following Beijing's recent warning to the Philippines that any miscalculation in
00:27 their escalating dispute in the South China Sea would bring a resolute response.
00:32 The joint patrols were underway when China's military said it would conduct routine patrols
00:36 in the South China Sea from Wednesday to Thursday.
00:40 China did not say where exactly the patrols would be held.
00:43 Beijing and Manila have traded accusations in recent months, including charges China
00:47 rammed a ship carrying the Philippine Armed Forces' chief of staff.
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