Title: Philippines, Japan Hold Military Drills in South China Sea

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/119/phil_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Philippines, Japan Hold Military Drills in South China Sea' data-article-id='352'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6729'>The Philippines and Japan have held their first-ever bilateral naval training.</span> <span data-start-time='6729' data-end-time='11625'>Both countries are in a maritime territory dispute with China.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='11625' data-end-time='23063'>The day-long exercises Tuesday in the South China Sea reportedly involved two Japanese destroyers and a Philippine Navy warship.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='23063' data-end-time='31896'>Philippines officials said the training was not meant to send a message to China but to improve military abilities.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='31896' data-end-time='39479'>However, a Chinese foreign ministry official said her country remained concerned about the drills. </span> <span data-start-time='39479' data-end-time='47750'>She also accused the Philippines of repeatedly violating international laws and inciting tensions.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' 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The Philippines and Japan have held their first-ever bilateral naval training. Both countries are in a maritime territory dispute with China.

The day-long exercises Tuesday in the South China Sea reportedly involved two Japanese destroyers and a Philippine Navy warship.

Philippines officials said the training was not meant to send a message to China but to improve military abilities.

However, a Chinese foreign ministry official said her country remained concerned about the drills. She also accused the Philippines of repeatedly violating international laws and inciting tensions.

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