Japan cooperating with Philippines, US to protect South China Sea, says PM Kishida

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The Japanese Premier said he is committed to help enhance Manila's security capabilities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Philippine Congress "the trilateral cooperation to protect the freedom" of the South China Sea is under way.

“In the South China Sea, the trilateral cooperation to protect the freedom of the sea is under way,” Mr Kishida, who is on an official visit, said in an address before the Philippine Congress in Manila. Both the Philippines and Japan, two of the US’ closest Asian allies, have taken a strong line against what they see as aggressive behaviour by Chinese vessels amid decades-old disputes over maritime sovereignty.China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, including parts of the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

The radars will be placed in five separate areas along the Philippines coast, Kyodo news reported on Saturday citing an unnamed Japanese senior government official.

 

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