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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-ever joint military drills amid criticism SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:09 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice president of the Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute STORY: More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. Contingents from the Australian Defense Force and, for the first time in Balikatan's history, the French Navy will also join the exercise as participants. A total of 14 nations, including Japan and In

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-JOINT MILITARY DRILLS-PROTEST

(240422) -- QUEZON CITY, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People holding placards are pictured during a protest rally against the Philippines-U.S. joint military drills in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 22, 2024. More than 16,700 Philippine and U.S. troops started their largest-ever annual joint military drills on Monday amid criticisms that the drills threaten regional peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 19-day exercises, dubbed "Balikatan 2024," will involve around 5,000 Philippine and 11,000 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-NATO SUMMIT

(230712) -- VILNIUS, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants are pictured at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "NATO summit opens in Vilnius amid protests, criticisms" (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

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LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-NATO-SUMMIT

(230711) -- VILNIUS, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants pose for a photo during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "NATO summit opens in Vilnius amid protests, criticisms" (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-NATO-SUMMIT

(230711) -- VILNIUS, July 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A screen at the media center of the NATO summit shows NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg presiding over the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "NATO summit opens in Vilnius amid protests, criticisms" (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms

STORY: Philippines, U.S. kick off largest-scale joint military drills amid criticisms DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROLAND SIMBULAN, Vice chair of the Center for People's Empowerment in Governance of the Philippines STORYLINE: More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. According to the Philippine military, the 18-day yearly exercise dubbed Balikatan involves 5,400 Philippine and 12,200 U.S. troops, making it the largest iteration of the Philippines-U.S. joint drills conducted in decades. About 100 members of the Australian armed forces join in the exercises, while a dozen count

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PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-U.S.-PHILIPPINES JOINT MILITARY EXERCISES-PROTEST

(230411) -- QUEZON CITY, April 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hold placards during a protest rally against the U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercises in front of the gate of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) headquarters in Quezon City, the Philippines, April 11, 2023. More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. troops on Tuesday kicked off the most extensive joint military activities in decades in the Philippines amid criticisms that it escalates tension in the region rather than peace and stability. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Dolphin hunt near Wakayama cove

TAIJI, Japan - Fishermen in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, hunt a pod of bottlenose dolphins off the western Japan prefecture. The hunt has been a target of criticisms by animal-rights activists after it was highlighted in ''The Cove,'' a film that won this year's Oscar for best documentary.

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Koizumi slams 'Fahrenheit 9/11' as politically biased

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi walks into his office on Aug. 2. Speaking with reporters, Koizumi branded Michael Moore's popular and controversial documentary film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' as being politically biased. ''Criticizing Bush or criticizing Koizumi, it's no use just criticizing. Constructive discussions (should take place) rather than criticisms,'' he said.

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Pakistani expert casts doubt on NATO's role in international security

STORY: NATO's contribution to peace, security doubtful: Pakistani expert DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Pakistani diplomat STORYLINE: The NATO summit has wrapped up amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing security policies. A Pakistani expert says it's a question as to what contribution NATO has made to peace and security in Europe or elsewhere in the world. SOUNDBITE (English): TASNEEM ASLAM, Former Pakistani diplomat "The Cuban missile crisis arose specifically because the Americans saw Russian missile deployment as an act of aggression or against the US, because they were deploying missiles in the backyard. So if that is an accepted principle, between a big powers, then by the same token, then any intervention or any provocative actions, like enrolling countries in Russia's backyard into NATO is a provocative action. Ukrainian war did not happen

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NATO goes far beyond its area into Asia-Pacific: scholar

STORY: NATO goes far beyond its area into Asia-Pacific: scholar DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GILBERT ACHCAR, Professor of School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GILBERT ACHCAR, Professor of School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London STORYLINE: The 2022 Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) wrapped up in Madrid on Thursday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing security policies unveiled at the meeting. In an explicit move to meddle in the regional affairs of the Asia-Pacific, NATO invited the leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand to attend its summit for the first time. Gilbert Achcar, a scholar from the University of London, has told Xinhua recently that NATO's new strategic concept shows the alliance is "going far bey

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SPAIN-MADRID-NATO SUMMIT

(220630) -- MADRID, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police stand guard as demonstrators protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in the square of Tirso de Molina in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. The 2022 Summit of the NATO opened here on Wednesday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's aggressive security policy and lingering conflicts among its members. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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SPAIN-MADRID-NATO SUMMIT

(220630) -- MADRID, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police stand guard as demonstrators protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in the square of Tirso de Molina in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. The 2022 Summit of the NATO opened here on Wednesday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's aggressive security policy and lingering conflicts among its members. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)

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SPAIN-MADRID-NATO SUMMIT

(220630) -- MADRID, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Police stand guard as demonstrators protest against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in the square of Tirso de Molina in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. The 2022 Summit of the NATO opened here on Wednesday amid mounting criticisms of the military alliance's aggressive security policy and lingering conflicts among its members. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)

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Western criticisms against CPC are politically motivated frame-ups: former Tunisian official

STORY: Western criticisms against CPC are politically motivated frame-ups: former Tunisian official DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Former Tunisian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ounaies 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED OUNAIES, Former Tunisian Foreign Minister STORYLINE: Former Tunisian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ounaies has said that Western criticisms against the Communist Party of China (CPC) are politically motivated frame-ups, noting that Western countries do not really understand the meaning of democracy. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED OUNAIES, Former Tunisian Foreign Minister "Western criticisms against the Communist Party of China (CPC) and its policies are politically motivated frame-ups, showing that Western countries do not really understand the meaning of democracy and the working methods of the CPC, which has been in power for decades. In China, I think democracy is to realize the economic, cultural, social and other ambitio

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ZOC PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW

(220121) -- HARARE, Jan. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thabani Gonye, president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC), receives an interview with Xinhua in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 20, 2022. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) has expressed confidence in Beijing 2022, saying that it is sure that the host has left no stone unturned in its preparations for the global event. In an interview with Xinhua on Thursday, ZOC President Thabani Gonye said that despite criticisms of the Games by some western countries, Zimbabwe saw them as an opportunity to bring the world together. TO GO WITH "Interview: Zimbabwe Olympic Committee expresses confidence in Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-ZOC PRESIDENT-INTERVIEW

(220121) -- HARARE, Jan. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Thabani Gonye, president of the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC), receives an interview with Xinhua in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 20, 2022. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) has expressed confidence in Beijing 2022, saying that it is sure that the host has left no stone unturned in its preparations for the global event. In an interview with Xinhua on Thursday, ZOC President Thabani Gonye said that despite criticisms of the Games by some western countries, Zimbabwe saw them as an opportunity to bring the world together. TO GO WITH "Interview: Zimbabwe Olympic Committee expresses confidence in Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Zhang Yuliang)

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Dolphin hunt near Wakayama cove

TAIJI, Japan - Fishermen in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, hunt a pod of bottlenose dolphins off the western Japan prefecture. The hunt has been a target of criticisms by animal-rights activists after it was highlighted in ''The Cove,'' a film that won this year's Oscar for best documentary. (Kyodo)

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Filipino man continues to promote "nobility" of WWII kamikaze pilots

ANGELES CITY, Philippines - Daniel Dizon, 84, talks to Kyodo News at the Kamikaze Museum within his home in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila, on Oct. 5, 2014. Dizon has long praised Japan's suicide attackers during World War II, initiating the construction of memorial monuments for them in the province amid criticisms from various sectors, especially families of war victims. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi slams 'Fahrenheit 9/11' as politically biased

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi walks into his office on Aug. 2. Speaking with reporters, Koizumi branded Michael Moore's popular and controversial documentary film ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' as being politically biased. ''Criticizing Bush or criticizing Koizumi, it's no use just criticizing. Constructive discussions (should take place) rather than criticisms,'' he said. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba criticized on Web site

TOKYO, Japan - Criticisms of major electronic maker Toshiba Corp. appear on an Internet Web site in response to rude remarks by its customer service official regarding a defective videocassette player. Toshiba has apologized for the inappropriate remarks, and the site will soon be shut down.