Philippine President Marcos Begins State Visit to Japan
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has embarked on a four-day state visit to Japan, where he is expected to discuss the fuller implementation of defense agreements between the two nations.
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Marcos’ historic Japan trip: what will Philippine leader seek from Takaichi?
A rare visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to Japan this week marks Manila’s latest bid to establish a counterweight to Beijing over the South China Sea dispute. During the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade, Marcos is expected to discuss boosting defence and other ties between Manila and Tokyo amid the security challenge posed by China’s growing maritime assertiveness, according to analysts. Marcos will meet Japanese Prime...
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