The leaders of Japan and the Philippines have pledged to strengthen further their security ties, including increased intelligence sharing, against a backdrop of persistent maritime tensions involving China.
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru yesterday held talks with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Malacañang Palace in Manila, on this first official visit to the country. In a joint press conference following their meeting, Ishiba said that the two countries oppose “attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the South China Sea by force or coercion” – an obvious reference to Ch
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