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June 28, 2013

Japan vows to help Philippines amid China sea row
Manila (AFP) June 27, 2013
Japan pledged Thursday to help the Philippines defend its "remote islands", as both governments expressed concern over China's robust moves to stake its claims to disputed Asian waters. Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said China's contentious claim to nearly all of the South China Sea and its territorial dispute with Japan in the East China Sea were discussed during top-level talks in Manila. "We agreed that we will further co-operate in terms of the defence of remote islands... the d ... read more

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