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U.S., Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisis

More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises on October 3 to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over the South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan.

The venues include the western island province of Palawan, which faces the South China Sea, and the northern Philippines, across the Luzon Strait from Taiwan.