Japan signs pact to supply defense equipment to Philippines

[$@rJen]

Japan signs pact to supply defense equipment to Philippines

PublishedFebruary 29, 2016

SOURCE: DNA INDIA

Japan signed an agreement on Monday to supply defense equipment to the Philippines, the first such Japanese defense pact in a region where the US allies have been alarmed by China’s aggressive advances in disputed territories.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the agreement he signed with Japanese ambassador to Manila, Kazuhide Ishikawa, provides a framework for the supply of defense equipment and technology and would allow the Asian countries to carry out joint research and development projects.

Future talks will determine what defense equipment could be supplied, although Gazmin told reporters without elaborating that Japan has initially offered a surveillance aircraft. “This agreement would really substantiate the Philippines and Japan being strategic partners,” Gazmin said in remarks during the signing ceremony at the Department of Defense in metropolitan Manila which was not opened to the press. “Let me stress that what underpins this agreement is not only our desire to enhance our respective defense capabilities but also to contribute to regional peace and stability.”

Neither side mentioned China’s increasingly assertive behavior in disputed areas but that has been a major security concern by both countries, which are close American allies. “It’s not directed against any country,” Gazmin said of the new defense deal on Saturday.

The Philippines has turned to the United States, and now Japan, as it scrambles to modernise its ill-equipped military after territorial disputes with China began escalating four years ago. Japan has a separate territorial spat with China that has flared on and off in the East China Sea.

The Philippines’ security aspirations dovetail with Japan’s nascent steps to be a larger security presence in the region, where memories remain of its brutal World War II invasions. The two countries have openly brought their security and political ties to new levels, including by holding joint naval search and rescue drills last year.

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have swapped visits and vowed to intensify defense cooperation, sparking talks about a possible security pact that will allow Japanese forces to hold larger drills with Filipino troops in the Philippines. The Philippines has signed such visiting forces accords with the United States and Australia.

Last year, Japan’s parliament approved contentious legislation that enhances the role of the country’s military by loosening post-World War II constraints. Its military can now defend its allies even when the country isn’t under attack and work more closely with other nations. Japan has forged similar pacts with the US and Australia, but the Philippines is the first Southeast Asian country to have such a defense deal with Tokyo, Gazmin said.

 

[$@rJen]

@Nihonjin1051

 

[Aepsilons]

The Philippines’ security aspirations dovetail with Japan’s nascent steps to be a larger security presence in the region, where memories remain of its brutal World War II invasions. The two countries have openly brought their security and political ties to new levels, including by holding joint naval search and rescue drills last year.

Good; an excellent political victory for Japan, and towards Japanese independent foreign policy. A more entrenched Manila with Tokyo will be utilized to soften relations between Beijing and Manila and Tokyo will play conduit role to this.

Soon the Naval Base to be built in Oyster Bay in Palawan will be built by JICA funding, and docking of JMSDF vessels here will help steer Manila towards a more pro-active , rehabilitative relationship with Beijing.

American presence and influence will be softly negated.

 

[anon45]

Good; an excellent political victory for Japan, and towards Japanese independent foreign policy. A more entrenched Manila with Tokyo will be utilized to soften relations between Beijing and Manila and Tokyo will play conduit role to this.

Soon the Naval Base to be built in Oyster Bay in Palawan will be built by JICA funding, and docking of JMSDF vessels here will help steer Manila towards a more pro-active , rehabilitative relationship with Beijing.

American presence and influence will be softly negated.

I don't know about American presence being negated nihonjin haha, and I'm fairly sure China see's this a different way, but that said we support Japan being a security provider in the region. The Japanese can do some things we can't due to political considerations and strong cooperation and coalitions between American allies is not just welcome, it is a policy goal

http://csis.org/files/publication/151210_US-J-I_Statement.pdf

 

[jhungary]

American presence and influence will be softly negated.

What present? US have ZERO present in Philippine as of today, we all left in 1991 remember?

Japan is under the influence of US, and so does Philippine, how does it "negate" the influence bit if both of them (Japan and Philippine) were still under US influence?

If in anyway, Philippine is "AHEAD" of Japan when you talk about negating US presents and influence in the region. At least they did kick us out in the 1991? What did Japan do? So do tell how this would somehow negate the US present and influence in the region??

Lol, sometime I wonder did you have an accident or something that hurt your head or something?? I don't mind the Anti-US sentiment, that only make you one of the long list of member here, but this mind boggling comment would make you in the same line of the PDF Chinese brigade. Which is somehow worst than republican.

 

[Aepsilons]

the long list of member here, but this mind boggling comment would make you in the same line of the PDF Chinese brigade. Which is so

I'm not part of any abstract brigade that you refer to; just providing a point of conjecture.

Regards

What present? US have ZERO present in Philippine as of today, we all left in 1991 remember?

Japan is under the influence of US, and so does Philippine, how does it "negate" the influence bit if both of them (Japan and Philippine) were still under US influence?

If in anyway, Philippine is "AHEAD" of Japan when you talk about negating US presents and influence in the region. At least they did kick us out in the 1991? What did Japan do? So do tell how this would somehow negate the US present and influence in the region??

Lol, sometime I wonder did you have an accident or something that hurt your head or something?? I don't mind the Anti-US sentiment, that only make you one of the long list of member here, but this mind boggling comment would make you in the same line of the PDF Chinese brigade. Which is somehow worst than republican.

Perhaps you should examine the overall picture.

 

[jhungary]

I'm not part of any abstract brigade that you refer to; just providing a point of conjecture.

Regards

Let me sum it up with this Clint Eastwood Quote from the movie dead pool of the dirty harry series

Perhaps you should examine the overall picture.

No, Perhaps you should examine the overall picture

 

[bbccdd1470]

@Nihonjin1051 @TaiShang
Honestly, I have my doubt here. If China and Japan are not going to at war with each other, why would Japan want to arm Philippine since that country always views China with hostile, not to mention they are the only country that uses lethal force during the territorial conflicts in SCS. Like in another thread Japan is negotiating with Philippine by using their bases, If we are talking about peace and cooperation, I don't think this is a gesture for cooperation rather than a containment of China. I find it very hard to promote NEAU to my friends in HK since all the news about Japan are helping countries that hate us the most. China will simply never invade any island in SCS that is not under our control,since war in Asia will never benefit China, the militarized islands, as everyone expect, are aimed to protect our trade routes if the we are at war with USA.

I always respects other countries' claims in SCS, since their claim sound as legitimate as ours, but SCS is a bottom line of our national security, where we will never let any country to control our trade routes. On the other hand, starting a war in SCS is never our intention, as you can see, we have started building and militarizing our islands after the American pivot to Asia and some countries have even started militarizing islands way before us. With Japan now provides support to other claimants is not going to help the situation in SCS, but it only increases distrust among general public in China, since Japan, like the USA, is never a claimant of SCS.

 

[Cossack25A1]

What present? US have ZERO present in Philippine as of today, we all left in 1991 remember?

Japan is under the influence of US, and so does Philippine, how does it "negate" the influence bit if both of them (Japan and Philippine) were still under US influence?

If in anyway, Philippine is "AHEAD" of Japan when you talk about negating US presents and influence in the region. At least they did kick us out in the 1991? What did Japan do? So do tell how this would somehow negate the US present and influence in the region??

Lol, sometime I wonder did you have an accident or something that hurt your head or something?? I don't mind the Anti-US sentiment, that only make you one of the long list of member here, but this mind boggling comment would make you in the same line of the PDF Chinese brigade. Which is somehow worst than republican.

He revealed what he is - a Pan-Asianist that believes China and Japan should lead Asia-Pacific.

Add to that is that he deceived many people here.

And the recent reply that he liked which says that we Filipinos are likely to lose sovereignty to US and China reflects that he has now disdain to Filipinos that are in US' side.

 

[Scavenger]

Banzai!

 

[jhungary]

He revealed what he is - a Pan-Asianist that believes China and Japan should lead Asia-Pacific.

He is not a "Pan-Asianist" as there are no such thing, as the ideology and cultural value are too differ (unlike in the Americas Continent which primarily Anglo-Saxon European Christianity value) If there is a "Pan-Asianist" then they will need to somehow blended Indian's Buddhist, Pakistan, Indonesian, Malaysian Islamic, Philippine and South Korean Christianity and China, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore belief and value merge into one. It's nearly impossible.

He is at most "North East Asianist" which means nothing as those are not even a group to begin with.

 

[Cossack25A1]

He is not a "Pan-Asianist" as there are no such thing, as the ideology and cultural value are too differ (unlike in the Americas Continent which primarily Anglo-Saxon European Christianity value) If there is a "Pan-Asianist" then they will need to somehow blended Indian's Buddhist, Pakistan, Indonesian, Malaysian Islamic, Philippine and South Korean Christianity and China, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore value merge into one. It's nearly impossible.

He is at most "North East Asianist" which means nothing as those are not even a group to begin with.

Well, his agenda is that he wants not only an American-free North East Asia, but an American-free Asia-Pacific, and his message in another thread ("We are returning after a 70 year hiatus") be interpreted as "insensitive"; I mean, hiatus in what?

 

[jhungary]

Well, his agenda is that he wants not only an American-free North East Asia, but an American-free Asia-Pacific, and his message in another thread ("We are returning after a 70 year hiatus") be interpreted as "insensitive"; I mean, hiatus in what?

Quite very obvious.

What did Japan do 70 years ago? Colonizing Asia....So after 70 years of hiatus, he wanted Japan to colonize Asia once again, but am afraid it would be instead of "Rape of Nanjing" it would be "Rape of Toyko" this time around.

Lol and he can say all he want, he does not represent anything, just a dude, nothing else. He want something does not mean the world is going to give it to him. America are never going to leave Asia Pacific, unless somehow he (not China nor Japan, just him) can make US surrender their soil in the Mariana's and Hawai'i. I do not ever see an "American-Free" asia ever happening...America is part of Asia.

He said one thing, Japanese Government did the other, and what he said is nothing more than a pipedream.

 

[Cossack25A1]

Quite very obvious.

What did Japan do 70 years ago? Colonizing Asia....So after 70 years of hiatus, he wanted Japan to colonize Asia once again, but am afraid it would be instead of "Rape of Nanjing" it would be "Rape of Toyko" this time around.

Lol and he can say all he want, he does not represent anything, just a dude, nothing else. He want something does not mean the world is going to give it to him. America are never going to leave Asia Pacific, unless somehow he (not China nor Japan, just him) can make US surrender their soil in the Mariana's and Hawai'i. I do not ever see an "American-Free" asia ever happening..

Colonizing Asia, and kill those who won't bow down to Japan I presume, as that was what Japan did during WW2.

 

[jhungary]

Colonizing Asia, and kill those who won't bow down to Japan I presume, as that was what Japan did during WW2.

You want to know what's funny?

He know for certain Japan cannot possibly do it alone, and that's why he's been taking a shrine to the Chinese member here. Probably the last group on earth whom wanted to have anything to do with the Japanese.

I guess it's no harm if you cannot do it for real, you will take it if you can achieve NEAU in PDF. LOL

Maybe we should start our own topic on South East Asia Union with Philippine, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Possibly India and Australia.