{"id":47534,"date":"2015-04-23T21:18:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T13:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=47534"},"modified":"2025-01-12T16:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T21:01:41","slug":"phl-u-s-military-exercises-not-meant-to-challenge-china-says-malacanang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/04\/23\/phl-u-s-military-exercises-not-meant-to-challenge-china-says-malacanang\/","title":{"rendered":"PHL-U.S. military exercises not meant to challenge China, says Malaca\u00f1ang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Regiment quickly return to their Amphibious Assault Vehicle to grab extra equipment needed on the firing line, April 21, during a bilateral amphibious landing by the Philippine and U.S. Marines on North Beach at the Naval Education Training Center in Zambales, Philippines, as part of exercise Balikatan 2015. Designed to assault any shoreline from the well decks of Navy assault ships, AAVs are highly mobile, tracked armored amphibious vehicles that transport Marines and cargo to and through hostile territory. Balikatan, which means \u201cshoulder-to-shoulder\u201d in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise held since 1984, aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (Cpl. Matthew Bragg \/ US Marine Corps Website)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — A Palace official has clarified that the ongoing joint military exercises between the Philippines and the United States are not meant to challenge China\u2019s military power.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Edwin Lacierda made the clarification after the Chinese tabloid Global Times ran an editorial labelling the Philippines \u201ccute little submissive\u201d of the US, a day after the joint military exercises, also called Balikatan, began.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf all the countries involved in the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the Philippines is the one with the most tricks up its sleeves, but none of its tricks work. Can anyone believe that China can be bluffed to make compromises when others show off their military muscle?<\/p>\n

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We will simply find it laughable while imagining Philippine personnel stumbling after US forces,\u201d the English-language daily said.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS-Philippine military drills have been conducted 31 times. But none has achieved effective leverage for Manila in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

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However, after being cute little submissive of the US for all these years, Manila has only gained a handful of second-hand weapons and an empty sense of security, let alone any real enhancement of its army combat capability. In the end, it has earned nothing but growing dependency on the US.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lacierda said the joint military exercises, which are being done in line with agreements with other countries, have been expanded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Balikatan exercises have been ongoing for some time.<\/p>\n

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It is not only for our military exercises. There has been noted emphasis on disaster response. So, our Balikatan exercises have been expanded to cover much more than military exercises. The fruits of these exercises were very tangible in the light of Typhoon Yolanda, when we saw our American friends helping us in the aftermath of the typhoon,\u201d the Palace official explained.<\/p>\n

Lacierda said the joint military exercises are being done for the good of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that China wants to make their own comment, that is their opinion. But we are not bound by their opinion and we certainly do not agree with how they described us,\u201d he said, referring to the Global Times\u2019 comments.<\/p>\n

“I think our national interest should prevail over the comments made by that tabloid,\u201d said Lacierda.<\/p>\n

China claims sovereignty over most parts of the South China Sea. The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan have overlapping claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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