Ref.>"日米豪、先進技術協力を推進 反撃能力導入へ緊密連携"
>"【朗報】中国を脱出して日本に向かう金持ちたち 日本に住む中国人６万人増"
>"Joint Readout from Australia-Japan-Philippines-United States Defense Ministers' Meeting"
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>【沖縄の声】【憲法妄信で沖縄が戦場になる】県民よ、中国の工作に騙されるな/日本共産党、なぜ米国製憲法にかぶれるのか？【恵隆之介】[桜R6/5/3]
Translation; Japan-Philippines defense ministerial meeting was held = acceleration of RAA-negotiation in order to facilitate training was agreed and the South China Sea situation was talked too
>"日比、訓練円滑化へ協定交渉加速 防衛相会談、南シナ海情勢も協議"
> 木原稔防衛相は３日（日本時間４日）、米ハワイでフィリピンのテオドロ国防相と会談した。
> 自衛隊とフィリピン軍部隊の往来と共同訓練実施をスムーズにする「円滑化協定（RAA）」の早期妥結に向け、さらなる交渉の加速で一致。
> 南シナ海の情勢についても協議し、自由で開かれたインド太平洋の実現が重要だと改めて確認した。
On May 3 (the 4th Japan local time), DM Minoru Kihara held a meeting with the Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro in US-HI.
They agreed in further acceleration of talks in order for early conclusion of an reciprocal access agreement (RAA) -- which makes the immigration procedures of mutual visit and conduction joint drills by the Japan SDF and the Philippines forces be simplified.
They also talked avbout the situation in the South China Sea, and re-confirmed that realization of Free and Open Indo-Pacific was important.
> 木原氏は会談で「これからも防衛協力を強化したい」と強調。
> テオドロ氏は南シナ海で威圧的行動を繰り返す中国を念頭に「正当な権利を妨害しようとする試みだ」と指摘し、これまで以上に日本との関係を重視する考えを示した。
During the meeting, DM Kihara emphasized that "We would like to continuously upgrade defense cooperation from now on too."
His counterpart Teodoro pointed out that "It's an attempt to interfere with legitimate rights" while taking China in mind, which has repeatedly taken coercive actions in the South China Sea, and showed his intention to place importance on the relations with Japan more than ever before.
