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Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills
Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, officials say.
Two U.S. allies in Asia signed a landmark bilateral defense pact on Monday, allowing greater troop access and deployment amid shared concerns about China's ambitions in the East and South China seas.
The Philippines hailed an "unprecedented" high in defence ties with Japan after the signing on Monday of a landmark military pact allowing deployment of forces on each other's soil in the face of China's increasingly assertive stance in the region.
Reciprocal access agreement will allow armed forces to train and conduct military exercises in each other’s countries
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills, to the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in World War II but is now building an alliance with Tokyo as they face an increasingly assertive China.
The Philippines and Japan have signed a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) allowing them to deploy their forces on each other's soil, a milestone in their security relations amid rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific,
Japan and the Philippines have signed a "milestone" defense agreement as U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific seek to coordinate against threats from China.
Analysts argue Beijing's negotiations with the Philippines are being exploited to normalise China's control over contested territory Despite pledges to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea, analysts and sources familiar with Beijing and Manila's negotiations allege that China is exploiting the bilateral talks as a strategy to legitimise its
Clashes between the China Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy escalated in June. Philippine officials announced late last month that Chinese personnel attacked dinghies attempting to provision Philippine troops at the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
China has called on Japan to think about its history after it signed a defence pact with the Philippines. “Japan should seriously reflect on its history of aggression and be cautious in its words and deeds in the field of military security,
BRP Sierra Madre, long-time outpost in disputed South China Sea waters, is focus of Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources report.