Chinese Navy warships, including a high-tech surveillance vessel, kept watch at a distance while Philippine and US forces held their two-day joint drills in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Monday. Manila and Washington carried out joint maritime exercises for the first time this year on Friday and Saturday off Palawan province. This saw the participation of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70).

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