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Japan and the Philippines will hold high-level defense talks next month, with both parties keen on signing a Reciprocal Access Agreement that is quite similar to Manila’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States and would allow the countries to deploy troops on each other’s territory.
Onodera met with National Security Adviser Eduardo Año, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo to reiterate Japan’s commitment to a strategic defense partnership with the Philippines. The 2+2 talks follow escalating confrontations at sea between Chinese and Philippine ships as Beijing steps up efforts to push its claims to nearly all of the South China Sea.
“Japan is committed, ready to provide necessary assets to the Philippines to protect Philippine security,” added Yoshiaki Wada, another member of Onodera’s parliamentary delegation. Onodera said Japan was “very concerned” by China’s behavior during the latest confrontation between Manila and Beijing off Ayungin Shoal.
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