Japan, Philippines sign defence pact to train in each other’s territory

Japan, Philippines sign defence pact to train in each other’s territory
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, greets Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Junior (Franck Robichon/AP)

Japan and the Philippines have signed a key defence pact which the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises.

The two Asian nations are now building an alliance as they both face an increasingly assertive China.

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