Japan-Philippines Reciprocal Pact: What Are The Implications?
Tightening web of agreements to constrain Beijing’s adventurism
By: Rupakjyoti Borah
The July 8 signing of a Reciprocal Access Agreement between Japan and the Philippines is the latest example of the dramatic U-turn in foreign policy in Manila from the time when the former Philippine President Duterte was moving the country closer to Beijing. The agreement, which is designed to allow Jap…
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