Exercise Balikatan 2026: The West’s calculated attempt against Russia and China

The Western powers, led by the United States, are dangerously encroaching towards the Russian naval base at Vladivostok and China’s Eastern, Southern, and Northern fleets. The naval encroachment in the name of exercises could be extremely dangerous.

It is interesting to note here that Canada and France are with the United States, and these powers are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Japan and Australia are with the US in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad. Japan also has one of the largest US naval bases at the seaport of Yokosuka, where the US Navy’s 7th Fleet has been stationed since the end of World War II. Also, Australia and New Zealand are the pact members with the US in the ANZUS Defence Treaty. Also, the US and the United Kingdom are pursuing multi-billion joint nuclear submarine manufacturing along with Australia, known as AUKUS. Moreover, the US has a joint mechanism for intelligence-sharing alliance with the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia, known as Five Eyes (FVEY). Lastly, sometimes the Philippines behaves like a US colony and still hosts several US military bases. It would be thought-provoking that since the US-Philippines War of 1898, the Philippines is still under US control and is actively taking the same position in........

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