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Japan and the Philippines are strengthening their defense cooperation due to increasing security concerns, particularly China's assertive actions in the region. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro discussed the need for a resilient partnership to uphold a rules-based international order, and the importance of further defense collaboration to maintain peace and stability. Last year, they signed a military pact allowing the deployment of their forces on each other's soil.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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