南中国海联合军演，美国力挺菲律宾

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VOA Chinese, June 15, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110615-us-phillipines-123945879.html
(Vietnam is not part of the exercise--never has been)

Note:
(a) United States Naval Ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Ship
(b) CARAT is the acronym of "Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training" exercise.
(c) The report states, "英国《金融时报》说，越南计划将美国越战时期的海军基地金兰湾(Cam Ranh Bay)进行商业开放，允许外国海军船只停靠，补充给养并进行维修，美国海军未来有望重返金兰湾。* * * 美国史汀生中心(Stimson Center)东南亚项目主任克罗宁(Richard Cronin)认为，金兰湾开放是越南总体商业开发的一部分，与马来西亚、新加坡和菲律宾等国的基地开发项目类似。但金兰湾的历史太过敏感，商业开放因此是底线，外国军舰不可能永久驻泊。"


-----------------------------------------------Separately
(1) 美国在南中国海争端上立场太软弱吗?  VOA Chinese, June 15, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110615-south-china-sea-dispution-us-123931844.html

(2) 采购无望？台降低两项军购预算. VOA Chinese, June 15, 2011.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110615-taiwan-defense-123943179.html

(3) Carmen Gentile, Eye Doctors Salvage Sight in War Zone. USA Today, June 12, 2011
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-06-12-ophthalmology-afghanistan-wounded_n.htm
(US soldiers wear mandatory protective eye wear in combat)

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