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TOKYO (AP) — Japan is hosting a summit Thursday with leaders from more than a dozen Pacific island nations, seeking to deepen cooperation and increased support for a rules-based free and open Indo-Pacific amid China’s growing influence in the region.
BEIJING -- China and Russia have stepped up joint military activities in the South China Sea in response to deepening cooperation in the region by Japan, the U.S. and the Philippines.
On July 8, Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), enabling the two nations to jointly train troops and provide mutual aid during natural disasters. However, the full text of the RAA remains shrouded in secrecy, known only to the presidential palace and the agreement’s signatories.
WASHINGTON -- NATO and its Indo-Pacific partners of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand will launch four new joint projects to deepen cooperation, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told a gathering of defense industry officials Tuesday.
India’s relationship with Russia dates back to the Cold War era, with the Soviet Union being a reliable partner during India’s formative years. The 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation solidified strong bilateral ties. The treaty provided India with crucial diplomatic and military support during the 1971 war that led to the independence of Bangladesh. The treaty also outlined a robust framework for cooperation across multiple domains, including defence, technology and economic development.
Comments come at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit – a regional bloc that Moscow and Beijing see as a counterweight to US ‘hegemony’ on the world stage.
The compensation that the Southeast Asian nation is seeking is just for the property damage and does not yet cover the injury to the sailor, Brawner said during a briefing in Manila.
Analysts say the timely proposal aims to cement Tokyo’s influence in the region as the Southeast Asian nation undergoes a generational leadership transition.