Japan Boosts ASEAN Maritime Security
Japan planning maritime security support for 4 Southeast Asian nations, Japan to help improve maritime capabilities of 4 ASEAN states amid South China Sea row
UPDATES: Japan plans to provide long-term support to maritime authorities in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. The move is aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
Japan is drawing up a new 10-year plan to improve the maritime capabilities of four nations in Southeast Asia that are struggling to resist gro…