Naval officers of the United States and the Philippines concluded the joint patrols conducted in the Sulu Sea on Saturday, a day after three Chinese outposts were reportedly deployed over the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

The culmination of the joint patrols came a day after a US-based think tank reported that three Chinese mobile missile launchers are set to be deployed over contested reefs in the WPS.

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