LIVE: Philippines and Japan Sign Historic Military Pact As South China Sea Tensions Mount

Japan and the Philippines signed a landmark military pact on Monday allowing deployment of forces on each other's soil. This comes amid China's increasingly assertive stance in the region. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), the first of its kind Japan has signed in Asia, will ease the entry of equipment and troops for combat training and disaster response, smoothing military cooperation between Manila and Tokyo. "The RAA brings our defence partnership to an unprecedented height," Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo told a joint briefing after a "2plus2" meeting of both nations' foreign and defence ministers. The pact will take effect after being ratified by the parliaments of both countries.



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