News Story: Japan to increase engagement in East (South China) Sea

Tomomi Inada (Image: Wiki Commons)

Washington (VNA) – Japan will increase its engagement in the East Sea as part of efforts to maintain a rules-based maritime order in the sea, stated Japanese Defence Minister Tomomi Inada.

In a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington on September 15, Inada said Japan’s involvement will help build the capacity of coastal states in the region.

Japan will join training patrols with the US as well as bilateral and multilateral military exercises with regional countries’ navies.

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