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The drills mark a significant step in regional cooperation amid rising tensions with China.
- The exercises took place within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone and involved two vessels from each country.
- This collaboration follows a recent military pact allowing the deployment of forces on each other's soil.
- Japan and the Philippines aim to bolster regional security and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.
- Similar exercises were conducted between the Philippines and the United States earlier in the week.
- China's expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea have led to increased military activities in the region.
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