FILE - In this April 21, 2015 file photo, a U.S. Navy's amphibious assault vehicle with Philippine and U.S. troops on board storms the beach at a combined assault exercise at a beach facing one of the contested islands in the South China Sea known as the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea at the Naval Education and Training Command at San Antonio township, Zambales province, northwest of Manila, Philippines. China is watching carefully whether the incoming U.S. administration will raise tensions in the region after Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state said last week the U.S. should deny Beijing access to its man-made islands. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File) **FILE**
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