U.S., Philippine Troops Sink China-Made Vessel in War Games

US and Philippine Marines tend to a M198 155mm Howitzer barrel during a live fire exercise against an imaginary "invasion" force as part of the joint US-Philippines annual military Balikatan drills on a strip of sand dunes in Laoag on Luzon island's northwest coast on May 6, 2024. Ted ALJIBE / AFP

U.S. and Philippine forces sank a decommissioned China-made Philippine Navy ship Wednesday during South China Sea war games simulating an attack on an enemy vessel, officials said.

The exercises are being held near the city of Laoag, around 400 kilometers south of Taiwan, amid a backdrop of increased confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels around South China Sea features claimed by Manila and Beijing.

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