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French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines

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French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines .

The Charles de Gaulle docked on Friday at Subic Bay , a former U.S. Naval base northwest of Manila .

France has been shoring up its military engagements with the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations at odds with China .

China has bristled at any presence of foreign forces in the South China Sea .