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TOKYO — Japan will expand an unprecedented military aid program, the first of its kind since World War II, to help the armed forces of like-minded countries like the Philippines deter threats to the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific, where alarm has grown over China’s aggressive actions.
Then led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan named China the biggest strategic challenge along with North Korea and Russia toward ensuring the peace, safety and stability of Japan and the international community.Japan and the Philippines have sought closer security ties in reaction to China's aggressive territorial assertions. Both are locked in separate long-running territorial disputes with China.
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