Japan and Britain pledge to deepen their security partnership in the Indo-Pacific while also expressing concern over China's assertive military posture in the region.
Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership formally approved the accession of Britain at a ministerial meeting Sunday, the first expansion of the 11-nation free trade pact that currently covers more than 10 percent of global economic output.
Japan and Britain sign a bilateral defense cooperation agreement aimed at facilitating joint military drills amid the increasingly severe security situation in the Indo-Pacific region due partly to China's growing military clout.
Japan and Britain sign a bilateral defense cooperation agreement aimed at facilitating joint military drills amid the increasingly severe security situation in the Indo-Pacific region due partly to China's growing military clout.
Japan and Britain will cooperate in promoting a new communications network that does not rely on specific companies' infrastructure in the wake of China's increasing presence in the field, sources familiar with the case say.