with increase military work from china in East China Sea, and defense Ministers of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday agreed to enhance security cooperation and expand joint exercises between their forces.
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Filipino counterpart Delfin Lorenzana. also Common concern about Russia invasion of Ukraine and its influence on Indo-Pacific recalled that any attempts to change the status quo before force Japan’s Defense Ministry said in Statement Avoid identifying China by name.
Japan has greatly expanded joint exercises with The United States and other partners, including Australia, India, France, Britain and Germany, that share Concerns about China’s assertion of its territorial claims in The regionwhich has some of The world’s busiest sea lane.
Japan in particular concerned about chinese military Coast Guard activity in The East China Sea near the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, in which China is located also Claims and calls Diaoyu.
Japan’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it had spotted a Chinese Y-9 electronic warplane flying over Sakishima Islands, although it did not violate Japanese airspace.
Quiche and Lorenzana also Agreed to increase cooperation in defense equipment And the technology Converting between the two countries. Tokyo and Manila agreed in 2020 on Japanese export of air Radar systems for the Philippines military.
For Japan, the Philippines is geopolitically important as China is increasing its influence in The region. China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have been closed in An increasingly tense regional confrontation in The busy Watercourse for contracts.
The defense will be ministers joined by the foreign ministers of each country on Saturday for The first Two + two security talks between the two countries countries.
