South China Morning Post:
The US-Philippine annual joint exercises have tested air-defence missiles that are used to shoot down enemy aircraft and missiles. The live-fire exercise on April 25, 2023, took place at a naval base north of Manila, about 259km (161 miles) from the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. On the eve of the test, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang travelled to the Philippines for talks with the country’s president Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, with both sides pledging to resolve their differences.
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