U.S. Begins “Biggest-Ever” Military Drills — Balikatan 2026 — Near China; Beijing Says All Three “Playing With Fire”

Thousands of US and Philippine troops, joined for the first time by a strong contingent of Japanese soldiers, have commenced Balikatan 2026 military drills. Beijing warned the United States, Japan, and the Philippines against “playing with fire”. “We wish to remind the countries concerned that blindly binding themselves together in the name of security will […] The post U.S. Begins “Biggest-Ever” Military Drills — Balikatan 2026 — Near China; Beijing Says All Three “Playing With Fire” appeared first on EURASIAN TIMES.