MANILA -- The Philippines and Japan signed a historic troop access agreement on Monday in Manila that closens relations between two nations determined to counter threats posed by China's growing influence in the Pacific.
International relations
Philippines, Japan sign defense pact to seal South China Sea ties
Filipinos talk of 'instrument of trust,' Japanese of changing 'status quo'
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa shook hands with Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looked during a signing ceremony at Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 8. © Reuters
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