{"id":76603,"date":"2024-04-12T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T16:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/12\/us-japan-s-korea-hold-drills-in-disputed-sea-as-biden-hosts-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:59","slug":"us-japan-s-korea-hold-drills-in-disputed-sea-as-biden-hosts-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/04\/12\/us-japan-s-korea-hold-drills-in-disputed-sea-as-biden-hosts-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Japan, S Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT \u2014 A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a two-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-philippines-trilateral-kishida-marcos-biden-03e6288c5b5155af1bb693a464de875d\">met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House<\/a>. The military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant to strengthen the partners\u2019 solidarity in the face of what they see as China\u2019s aggressive military actions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of U.S. and South Korean guided missile destroyers and a Japanese warship joined the drills in the disputed East China Sea,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-china-islands-dispute-islands-coast-guard-f75404c5a877abd823fd5fe1711f78b1\">where worries about China\u2019s territorial claims<\/a>&nbsp;are rising. The Associated Press was one of several news organizations allowed a front-row look at the drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of Carrier Strike Group Nine, said the three nations conducted undersea warfare exercises, maritime interdiction operations, search and rescue drills and work focused on communication and data sharing. He told journalists Thursday on the Roosevelt that these drills would help improve communication among the United States and its allies and \u201cbetter prepare us for a crisis in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">F\/A-18E Super Hornet combat jets took off from the carrier\u2019s flight deck, which also had anti-submarine MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. Journalists were flown more than an hour from Kadena Air Base, the hub of U.S. Pacific air power. 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The two U.S. allies\u2019 relationship has often been strained by the memory of Japan\u2019s 35-year colonization of the Korean Peninsula. Washington has been pressing them to cooperate so the three partners can better deal with threats from China and North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s huge parliamentary election&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-korea-election-president-yoon-76d0d61593c9ab85504bcf4b66c2c168\">defeat of the governing party of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol<\/a>, who has sought better relations with Japan, could constrain his Japan-friendly efforts, but experts believe ties will remain stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drills focused on improving the three nations\u2019 joint response capability against North Korea\u2019s increasing nuclear and missile threats, South Korea\u2019s navy said in a statement. It said the navies conducted anti-submarine exercises to enhance their readiness against North Korean submarine threats and maritime interdiction training to practice blocking potential illegal transfers of banned weapons by the North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest naval exercise is part of Biden\u2019s work to deepen security and diplomatic engagement with Indo-Pacific nations. Biden invited Kishida and Marcos to the White House for their first trilateral talks Thursday, and has declared that the U.S. defense commitment to the Pacific allies is \u201cironclad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions between China and the Philippines have risen over repeated clashes by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/philippines-china-south-china-sea-collision-e69d9506e85d1d23685db4f220b50d71\">the two nations\u2019 coast guard vessels<\/a>&nbsp;in the disputed South China Sea. 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Participants carefully avoided mentioning China and said they were holding the exercises to safeguard a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson said Friday that China\u2019s activities in the South China Sea are \u201cjustified, lawful and beyond reproach\u201d and accused the U.S. of flexing its muscles in the region and building up anti-China cliques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese acts are irresponsible and extremely dangerous,\u201d Senior Col. Wu Qian said in a statement posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An area of long-simmering disputes, the South China Sea serves a key sea lane for global trade. 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