Chinese military irked by Indian Navy drill with Philippines

Peeved over the recent naval exercises between the navies of India and Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, Chinese military on Thursday said defence cooperation between different countries should not harm the interests of third countries and regional peace. Answering a question from Chinese media about naval exercises between an Indian naval ship and the Philippines naval vessel besides plans by France to hold naval and air drills with Philippine Navy, spokesman of Chinese defence ministry senior colonel Wu Qian said China has taken note of the reports.