Philippine and US troops have sunk a decommissioned Navy ship in waters near the South China Sea.
It was part of this year’s Balikatan war games, the largest edition of the annual joint exercises.
It takes place amid escalating tensions in the region.

Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Zambales, the Philippines.

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