The United States is “committed” to conducting joint maritime patrols with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the US navy chief said Wednesday, as the countries seek to deter Chinese aggression.
MANILA, Philippines —
Beijing’s growing assertiveness on Taiwan and its building of bases in the contested South China Sea have given fresh impetus to Washington and Manila to repair their partnership. Gilday said the countries were “in the beginning of the planning stages” for combined maritime activities, but he insisted the United States was “committed and focused”.
They agreed “in principle that we need to move forward, focused and with speed, in order to improve our interoperability together in the South China Sea and across the region”, Gilday told reporters. “I think my responsibilities as a navy chief are to make sure that we can field the most capable, ready and lethal force that we can around the world, including, obviously, the Indo-Pacific,” Gilday said Wednesday, using an American term for the Asia-Pacific region.
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