21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea

The Philippines and Japan have evolved a security partnership in the face of China's maritime expansion in the South and East China Seas. The two countries pursue this security partnership through regular bilateral consultations among Philippine and Japanese heads of states, political leaders,...

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Main Author: De Castro, Renato Cruz
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-11852023-10-24T02:10:28Z 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea De Castro, Renato Cruz The Philippines and Japan have evolved a security partnership in the face of China's maritime expansion in the South and East China Seas. The two countries pursue this security partnership through regular bilateral consultations among Philippine and Japanese heads of states, political leaders, defense ministry officials, and high-ranking military officers; joint naval exercises; and exploratory discussions for arms transfers and negotiations for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between Japan and the Philippines. Initially, Article 9 of Japan's 1947 Constitution hindered this security partnership. However, a recent reinterpretation of the pacifist constitution now allows Japan a collective self-defense “particularly to export arms to its allies and security partners and to deploy the JSDF overseas when necessary. Now, the challenge for Japan and the Philippines is to ensure the viability of their security partnership in the light of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to improve his country's relations with China. © 2017, Copyright © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. 2017-04-03T07:00:00Z text text/html https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/186 info:doi/10.1080/00927678.2017.1296743 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Philippines--Relations--Japan, Japan--Relations--Philippines East Asian Languages and Societies International and Area Studies South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
institution De La Salle University
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continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
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topic Philippines--Relations--Japan, Japan--Relations--Philippines
East Asian Languages and Societies
International and Area Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
spellingShingle Philippines--Relations--Japan, Japan--Relations--Philippines
East Asian Languages and Societies
International and Area Studies
South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies
De Castro, Renato Cruz
21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
description The Philippines and Japan have evolved a security partnership in the face of China's maritime expansion in the South and East China Seas. The two countries pursue this security partnership through regular bilateral consultations among Philippine and Japanese heads of states, political leaders, defense ministry officials, and high-ranking military officers; joint naval exercises; and exploratory discussions for arms transfers and negotiations for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between Japan and the Philippines. Initially, Article 9 of Japan's 1947 Constitution hindered this security partnership. However, a recent reinterpretation of the pacifist constitution now allows Japan a collective self-defense “particularly to export arms to its allies and security partners and to deploy the JSDF overseas when necessary. Now, the challenge for Japan and the Philippines is to ensure the viability of their security partnership in the light of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to improve his country's relations with China. © 2017, Copyright © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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author De Castro, Renato Cruz
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title 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
title_short 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
title_full 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
title_fullStr 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
title_full_unstemmed 21st century Japan–Philippines strategic partnership: Constraining China's expansion in the South China Sea
title_sort 21st century japan–philippines strategic partnership: constraining china's expansion in the south china sea
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