Trailblazing Trends: By engaging in maritime exercises with the US and the Philippines, Japan extends its military reach into the South China Sea, which contravenes Japan’s pacifist constitution and its exclusive defense policy, Zhang criticized.The three countries also discussed opportunities to strengthen future trilateral cooperation and engagement with other partners through maritime cooperative activities, combined trainings, maritime law enforcement and coast guard capacity building, according to the US state department statement.The Philippines has demonstrated a clear motivation to enhance maritime and coast guard cooperation due to its limited maritime law enforcement capabilities.
Summary Led by a mothership apparently carrying barrels of fresh water and fuel, a group of Philippine fishing…