South China Sea: How Japan and the Phili • Table.Briefings

The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines on Monday in Manila, from left: Japan’s Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and their Philippine counterparts Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro.

China is taking an increasingly tough stance towards its neighbors. Especially in the South China Sea. In response, Japan and the Philippines have signed an agreement on closer military cooperation. Troops are to be sent to each other for joint military exercises.

Japan and the Philippines want to cooperate more closely regarding the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. To this end, the governments have signed an important defense agreement. It is intended to enable both countries to send troops to each other for joint military exercises.

South China Sea: How Japan and the Philippines move closer together

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