By Carlyle A. Thayer
What was the result of the US and ASEAN Maritime Exercise in September which ended yesterday and what were the result of this exercise and the reactions from related countries like China?
ANSWER: The United States and ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) just completed their first five-day Maritime Exercise or AUMX (2-6 September). AUMX involved eight warships (see Table 1 below), four aircraft and 1,260 personnel from participating navies operating as a Combined Task Force.
