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(MCS2 Arthur Rosen\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drills include extensive anti-submarine warfare drills, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/07\/20\/uss-benfold-transits-taiwan-strait-a-move-china-calls-provocative\/\" target=\"_blank\">guided-missile destroyer Benfold<\/a> fired its 5-inch gun on Sunday as part of live-firing exercises, the 7th fleet said in a statement. Three Japanese destroyers, two Canadian frigates and one Australian destroyer also took part, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participation by the Australian and Canadian navies this year helped \u201cenhance readiness and interoperability to support the security interests of allies and partners in the region,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRegional security is a team effort now more than ever,\u201d Cmdr. Marcus Seeger, commanding officer of the Benfold, said in the statement. \u201cWe share a sense of collective resolve. The first wave of crisis response will share the same allies present in this year\u2019s Keen Sword.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has the world\u2019s largest navy by number of ships, which it has been using to assert its claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, a crucial route for global trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has eschewed formal alliances but has taken part in some multinational drills on a very limited level. It has established its first overseas base in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti and is believed to be working with Cambodia on establishing another such facility facing the Gulf of Thailand. 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