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| The 1st of 10 coastal patrol vessels Japan is supplying |
A day after the Philippine president said he plans to halt joint maritime patrols with foreign navies, Japan’s government was trying to make sense of developments with one senior official saying Tokyo will persevere with a nuanced approach to ties. The Japan Times reports.
The US State Department on Monday characterized some of President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent comments as “unhelpful,” but added that the U.S. commitment remains unchanged.
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