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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and visiting Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani met in Manila to discuss their maritime disputes with China as well as the security situation in the Indo-Pacific region.
Teodoro criticized what he said were 'unilateral attempts by China and other countries to change the international order and the narrative.'
'We share the common cause of resisting any unilateral attempt to reshape the global order' and international law by force, Teodoro said after their meeting.
Nakatani said there's a growing need for the Philippines and Japan to increase their defense cooperation amid a 'harsh' security environment.
The Japanese official said both nations agreed to advance talks on deeper sharing of information and operational collaboration. 'We also agreed to commence discussion between defense authorities on military information protection mechanism,' he said.
Defense ties between Philippines and Japan — both allies of the US — have deepened in recent years as both grappled with their respective territorial disputes with Beijing in the South and East China Seas. Manila last week said a Chinese military chopper made 'dangerous maneuvers' near a Philippine fisheries aircraft over the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Both countries last year signed an agreement that facilitates mutual military visits, and Tokyo has agreed to provide coastal radars and boats to help bolster Manila's maritime security operations.
Nakatani on Sunday visited key Philippine military bases — one that hosts a Japan-built air surveillance radar system and another which the US military can access. He will meet with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday afternoon.
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