China's tariff measures have not yet hurt Canada, while Australia has been showing off in the South China Sea, becoming somewhat overconfident.
The Philippine Star reported on its front page that the Philippines, Australia, and Canada conducted exercises near the Scarborough Shoal.
Philippine, Australian, and Canadian warships held a multilateral maritime exercise near the Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on Wednesday, marking the end of this year's "Aloha" (Amphibious and Land Operations) maritime exercise activities.
The participating ships, the "Jose Rizal" frigate, the Australian Royal Navy's "Brisbane" ship, and the Canadian Royal Navy's "Quebec City" ship, set sail from Aying Island in Palawan Province, sailed northward, and conducted various exercises east of the Huangyan Island.
Colonel Zex Trinidade, Director of the Public Affairs Office of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), stated that the Philippine Navy conducted maritime exercises jointly with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy.
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