The air forces of the Philippines and US will revive a large-scale joint exercise after more than three decades to enhance the defense and readiness posture of the two treaty allies amid worries about China’s assertiveness in the region. | FMangosingINQ
June that year and also after the Philippine Senate voted against extending the lease on US military facilities.
Beijing has also been vocal in expressing displeasure over Manila’s decision to allow US forces access to Philippine military bases in Cagayan Valley, the region closest to Taiwan, under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement .Philippine officials have tried to assure China that such access did not mean that the bases would be used as a jumping board for US intervention in the China-Taiwan conflict.
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