US, Japan, India and Philippines challenge Beijing with naval drills in the South China Sea

May 09, 2019 3:36 PM

TOKYO (REUTERS) – In fresh show of naval force in the contested South China Sea, a US guided missile destroyer conducted drills with a Japanese aircraft carrier, two Indian naval ships and a Philippine patrol vessel in the waterway claimed by China, the US Navy said on Thursday (May 9).

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