US EditionPhilippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China’s opposition
- Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro mentioned a possible agreement for Philippine and Japanese defense forces to train in each other's territories during a meeting in July.
- Negotiations on the reciprocal access agreement are close to completion without remaining contentious issues, as stated by Teodoro in an interview with Kyodo News.
- Once ratified, the agreement will allow Japanese forces to join the Philippines in the annual Balikatan military exercises, aiming to deepen security ties with countries like Australia.
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Philippines, Japan to seal defense deal at 2-plus-2 meeting in July
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says that there is a "very strong possibility" for his country and Japan to sign an agreement allowing their defense forces to train in each other's territories during a meeting involving the two nations' foreign and defense ministers in July.
Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China's opposition
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense secretary says it will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro dismissed China’s criticisms of such moves as paranoia. He bluntly criticized Beijing’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea, without citing China by name, in a speech at…
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Philippines says it will forge security alliances and stage combat drills despite China's opposition
The Philippine defense secretary says it will continue to build security alliances and stage joint combat drills in disputed waters to defend its territorial interests.
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