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Closer coordination could affect U.S. security relationships in the Indo-Pacific. The article does not specify what new activities or investments were agreed or whether funding was committed.
SECURITY & DEFENSE • INDO-PACIFIC
U.S., Japan, Australia and Philippines agree to expand defense cooperation
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Defense chiefs from the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines agreed to expand defense cooperation at an ASEAN meeting, according to The Epoch Times. They discussed military coordination and possible infrastructure investment in the Philippines amid Manila-Beijing tensions over regional security.
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