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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against China’s increasing threat, while focusing on unmanned weapons and AI to make up for the declining number of servicemembers as a result of the country’s shrinking population.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With politics set aside, well-wishers gathered to wish the Taipei zoo’s senior panda a happy 20th birthday.
BEIJING — China released on Friday (Aug 30) its first survey report of the South China Sea's disputed Sabina Shoal, saying there was no scientific or factual basis for reef damage claims made by the Philippines.
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Thitu Island, a little-known outpost in the contested South China Sea which analysts say is “critical” to the Philippines’ maritime security, could become a potential flashpoint after Beijing criticised Manila’s efforts to upgrade its military presence there.
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“There is one thing that is not so much nagging us, but it’s of concern,” Foreign Minister Peter Agovaka said on the sidelines of the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga.