Japan-Philippines strategic partnership : converging threat perceptions

• Main Author: Julius Cesar I. Trajano
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104326; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20112
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent visit to Manila has galvanised Japan’s strategic partnership with the Philippines. The re-energising of strategic partnership between the two countries is driven not only by their mutual concern over China’s assertiveness but also their converging economic imperati...