French Aircraft Carrier Stages Combat Drills With Filipinos in Disputed Sea and Visits Philippines
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ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, Philippines (AP) — France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China. The Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday at Subic Bay, a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila, for a break after more than two months of deployment in the Indo-Pacific. The French carrier engaged with
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