Japan, Vietnam teaming up to resist China expansion

By Ralph Jennings – May 9, 2019 11:22 PM

Japan's Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya answers a reporter's question during a meeting with Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at the Pentagon, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Washington.
Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya answers a reporter’s question during a meeting with Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan at the Pentagon, Friday, April 19, 2019, in Washington.

voanews – TAIPEI – Japan is helping Vietnam build a defense against the larger, more militarily powerful China as Vietnam says Beijing’s forces are occupying more than their legal share of the South China Sea.

Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Vietnamese counterpart, Ngo Xuan Lich, met May 3 to “advance cooperation” on maritime security, Tokyo-based NHK television online said.

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