For the first time, Philippine, the United States and Australia held a joint sea and a

(Manila Composite Electric) When the Philippines and China continue to be tight in the South China Sea, they first launched a two -day joint sea and air exercise with the United States, Australia and Canada in the Philippines for the first time on Wednesday.

On the same day of the joint military exercise in these four countries, the Chinese army organized a joint war tour in the sea airspace near the South China Sea Huangyan Island (Filipino).

According to a joint statement issued by the US -Philippine Australia and Canada senior military officials on Wednesday (August 7), the exercise aims to show the collective commitments of the four countries to strengthen regional and international cooperation to support the free and open Indo -Pacific region.

Statement said: "We work together to deal with common maritime challenges and emphasize that we will work together to maintain international law ... ... Australia, Canada, the Philippines and the United States adhere to the right to safeguard navigation and flight freedom, other legal use of marine and international airspace,And based on international regulations such as the United Nations Convention on the Marine Law, respect marine rights. "

Statement also said that the four navy and the Air Force forces participating in the joint military exercise will work together to improve the cooperation and mutual operational capabilities between each other.However, the statement did not mention the names of the ships and military units participating in the exercise.

A spokesman for the Philippine military told AFP that this is the first time that the Philippines, the United States, Australia and Canada have jointly held "multilateral maritime cooperation activities" involving the Navy and Air Force.

The four -nation's military exercise is one of the efforts of the Philippine President Magcas.The Philippines has recently obtained more national defense funds from long -term security allies, and signed an important military agreement with Japan last month, similar to the existing agreement between the Philippines and the United States and Australia.The Philippines is also preparing to sign a new agreement with Canada.

The Philippines also frequently held joint military exercises with other countries to deal with disputes with China in the South China Sea.Last week, the Philippines held joint military exercises with the United States and Japan, and plans to hold a joint coastal guard exercise near the Manila Bay this Friday (9th) and Vietnam.

On the same day of joint military exercises in the Four countries of the Philippines, the United States, the Chinese army organized a joint war tour in the sea airspace near Huangyan Island, China.

The official Weibo of the "Southern theater" of the Chinese People's Liberation Army released news on Wednesday, saying that the joint war patrol was to inspect the theater forces for reconnaissance and early warning, fast maneuverability and joint strike capabilities.

The southern theater emphasized in the official micro -emphasis: "All military activities in the South China Sea, the manufacturing hotspots, and the peaceful and stable regional military activities are in control."

China and the Philippines have continued to confront the seas of disputed in the South China Sea for the past few years.Chinese officials issued a survey report on July 10, saying that the ecological environment of the Huangyan Island seas that is currently controlled by China is excellent and the coral reef ecosystem is healthy.