According to the Associated Press, Major General Marcus Evans, commander of the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division, said on April 7 that the U.S. Army will launch a joint field training in the Philippines to improve combat readiness, including in tropical jungles and remote areas. The difficult conditions on the island ensure that ammunition supplies and other needs are met.
Recently, the U.S. government has been strengthening the construction of an Indo-Pacific military alliance framework to counter China, including in response to conflicts in the Taiwan Strait. According to Evans, in June this year, approximately 2,000 U.S. and Philippine Army officers and soldiers, supported by helicopters and artillery, will participate in a several-day combat drill against armed enemies in the jungles of the northern Philippines.
This combat exercise will be the first to be conducted in the Philippines at the request of the Philippines. As for whether the United States and the Philippines will turn this exercise into an annual exercise, Evans said he did not know.
“We have to be prepared to respond to humanitarian crises, natural disaster crises, and this training gives us that opportunity.” Evans said that the combat readiness training in June “through a very challenging environment Working together together provides us with an excellent occasion to allow both sides to do better in combat readiness, consolidate our partnership, and subsequently strengthen the professionalism of the two militaries.”
Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, said on 3 At a press conference on March 28, China reiterated that on the South China Sea issue between China and the Philippines, China will firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests and will not let the Philippines do whatever it wants. The Philippines should realize that provoking troubles is not worth the gain, and relying on outsiders is simply unreliable.
