Shinzo Abe reported told Barack Obama that Tokyo would think about participating in operations in South China SeaJapan is considering joining naval patrols in the South China Sea in a hotfoot that is likely to anger Beijing.
Japans prime minister,Shinzo Abe, reportedly told Barack Obama during their assembly on the sidelines of the Apec summit in Manila that Tokyo was open to the conception of patrolling the area – the focus of a territorial dispute involving China and several other countries in the region – after gauging the possible impact on Japan’s security.
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Source: theguardian.com