Japan and Philippines agree to sharply boost their defence ties as tensions rise in Asia amid China’s growing influence
Last year, the two island nations held their first four-way security talks among their ministers and agreed to strengthen their defence ties.
The agreement is seen as a step toward broader military cooperation and could lead to similar agreements between Japan and other Southeast Asian nations. The new defence agreement allows Japan to deploy its forces for humanitarian missions and disaster response in the Philippines, an arrangement Japan hopes to eventually upgrade to include joint military training, cooperation and mutual visits, Japanese officials said.
They “expressed serious concerns about the situation in the East and China Seas and strongly opposed the actions including force or coercion that may increase tensions," the statement said.
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