Japan, Philippines vow to strengthen security ties
Japan and the Philippines vowed Wednesday to strengthen security cooperation to address China's actions in the South China Sea amid speculation that incoming US President Donald Trump will scale back security commitments in Asia.
Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said the new Tokyo government was committed to "realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific," following a meeting in Manila with the Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo.
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