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The Philippines and Australia are working towards a new defence agreement to be signed next year, their defence ministers said on Friday, as both nations seek to step up military cooperation to deal with shared security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said the enhanced defence cooperation pact will pave the way for more frequent joint military drills aimed at boosting combined operational capability and strengthening regional deterrence.
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Forming an Axis In the Pacific to defend ourselves against our largest trading partner.
I wonder how much of these security sharing arrangements will be aimed at Chinese military compared to what is being used for Red Tagging of indigenous people and labor organizers.
Crazy that we keep trading etc. with a country that is hostile like that.
Biggest economy in the world. It’s hard to ignore.
But it raises the question… how do Australians think they’re going to be protecting their shipping fleet from their biggest clients?
A bit like Schlumberger arming itself against Exxon.
