Philippines and Japan finalize bi-lateral security pact over China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait
The newly-signed Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is a de facto visiting forces deal, since it establishes procedures for the cooperative activities, while the force of one country is visiting the other country and defines a legal status of the visiting force. Accordingly, it allows the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and...
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