菲律宾、美国在与中国关系紧张的南中国海举行联合海军演习。 Philippines, US conduct joint naval exercises in South China Sea amid tensions with China.

从1月17日至18日,菲律宾和美国在南中国海进行了第五次联合海上演习,参加演习的有美军军舰,如美国军舰卡尔·文森和菲律宾海军舰艇。 The Philippines and the US carried out their fifth joint maritime exercise in the South China Sea from January 17-18, involving US warships like the USS Carl Vinson and Philippine naval vessels. 演习旨在加强两个盟国之间的防卫联系和互操作性。 The drills aimed to strengthen defense ties and interoperability between the two allies. 此次演习是在菲律宾和中国之间因菲律宾水域的中国海岸警卫舰而出现紧张局势的背景下进行的。 The exercises come amid tensions between the Philippines and China over Chinese coast guard vessels in Philippine waters.