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US promotes free and open Indo-Pacific at naval exercise
A senior U.S. naval officer underlined Washington's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as the United States on Monday launched its first joint naval exercise with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
By Jerry Harmer, The Associated Press