The United States and the Philippines are implementing the 12 -day annual "Uniform" joint military exercise near Luzon Island. In addition to the participation of seven other countries including Japan, a new rotation unit of the US Marine Corps teamIt has also been deployed to the Philippines to participate in the exercise.Analysts say that with the expansion of China in the South China Sea, the purpose of the exercise is strongly targeted at China, especially from the recent several military exercise targets, Scarborough Shoal (Chinese is known as Huangyan) will be ascended by China).It is the focus of the United States, Philippines, and China in the near future.
The Voice of the United States reported that the United States and the Philippine worked together to work in Luzon Island from October 2 to October 13 from October 2 to October 13.The Philippine armed forces issued a statement saying that the military exercises will work together to include anti -submarine, anti -water surface, air defense and electronic warfare exercises.The United States and the Philippine Navy will conduct theme exchanges to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief drills with Japan, Australia, Canada, and the British Navy. French and Australian navy personnel will participate in the theme exchanges, and New Zealand and Indonesian navy personnel will observe.
The Philippine official news agency reported that the Philippine Navy dispatched 733 people, 632 U.S. Navy, 244 Canadian Navy, 169 Japanese Navy, 34 in the United Kingdom, Seven French, and Australia; the other two came fromIndonesia, and one person from New Zealand.
The participating ships include the Philippine Ace Missile frigate, the "Hessel Richaine Level" patrol ship "BRP Antonio Luna", and the US "Dewei" guided missile destroyer (USS DEWEY) And "Louis Clark" dry cargo ship (USNS Wally Schirra); the British patrol ship "HMS Spey"; the "Vancouver" frigates (HMCS Vancouver) of the Royal Navy of Canada, and the Japanese Self -Defense Force"JS AKEBONO.
Expert: The Philippine Armed Forces now focus on internal security to external defense situation
Xu Ruilin, an expert in Naval Affairs of the Singapore School of International Relations in Singapore, said in an interview with VOA that the United States and Philippine work together can be traced back to the "Karate exercise" before Duterte served as the President of the Philippines in 2017 (Exercise Carat, which is a very common bilateral exercise between the United States and Southeast Asian countries since the 1920s, mainly combined with maritime combat and training.However, after Duterte took office, he thought that Karate's exercise was dismissed to China and was canceled for his work. At the same time, Balikatan also narrowed the scale during that period.
He said that compared with the acting side by side, he worked together to pay more attention to the maritime field. The side of the arms involved is wider. In addition to maritime training, he also involves the drills of land and air.Duterte was more concerned in the field of non -traditional security, such as anti -terrorism, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief training, but the martial arts exercises of Pagotos adopted a very different approach.
Xu Ruilin said: "The Philippine armed forces will now focus on the situation from internal security to external defense, so the military exercises these days focus on conventional warfare. Of course, the South China Sea is one of the key aspects."
Xu Ruilin pointed out that the United States and the Philippines were originally military alliance countries. There are actually hundreds of bilateral military activities performed every year, but they are like unforgettable military exercises and mirroring military performances in April this year.exercise.Including the Philippines at the end of August, the "Exercise Alon" was held with Australia. The two countries first trained amphibious landing and air assault.He said that from the recent military exercises in the Philippines, it can be found that the joint exercise has surpassed the bilateral form, but expanded to practice with other allies.
The United States and Philippine Joint Army contains two important backgrounds
Huang Zongding, an associate researcher at the Institute of Political forces and combat concepts of the Taiwan Institute of National Defense and Security, said in an interview with VOA that the United States and Philippine Joint Military Express had two important backgrounds, one was the reinforcement of the United States and Philippine Alliance;The other is the improvement of the relationship between the alliance and the alliance.
Huang Zongding also said that the location of the exercise this time is in the south of Luzon Island, only about 340 kilometers from Huangyan Island.China Sea, close to Huangyan Island.In addition, at the end of September, Little Marcos specially ordered the removal of China's floating barrier near Huangyan Island.Another indicator was on September 27, the Philippine coast patrol team said that after the Magaks government came to power, it began to plan how to recover the control of Huangyan Island.Therefore, whether it is from the time point of the above incident, the target of the exercise, or the official statement, it points to the wrestling of the United States, China and the Philippines in the South China Sea in the short term, and will use Huangyan Island as a key point.
This time, the Philippine Kazakhstan's effort was carried out after a series of confrontations occurred in the Philippines and the Chinese Maritime Police in the South China Sea. The new confrontation between October 4 that night that night that night.A statement was issued, stating that the four Philippine vessels that entered the Renai Reef were solemnly warned and effectively regulated on the four Philippine vessels that did not authorize.
The Philippine official said that the Philippine shipbuilding ships broke the blockade of the Chinese maritime police ship under the escort of the two maritime police ships, and successfully sent the supply to the Madley warship accused by China as "beach".superior.
