Australia & Japan Will Strengthen Military Ties

Australia and Japan plan to jointly develop arms going forward
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Going forward, Japan & Australia will work towards jointly developing arms. The talks will be based on the New 3 Principles on Arms Exports

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which was approved by the Japanese Cabinet on April 1. Talks between the 2 nations will begin on April 7, when Australian PM Abbott visits

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Tokyo for bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart, PM Abe. Both countries are keen on strengthening their military relationship.

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Both Australia & Japan are allied to the US. Going forward, these 3 nations will strengthen their trilateral military relationship, so as to

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counter balance China's rising military presence within the Asia-Pacific region. Australia is interested in Japan's submarine capabilities

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which is considered by some to be one of the best in the world. The details of the joint-development plan between the 2 nations are unclear.

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Japan has already started similar discussions with US, Britain, France & Turkey. Discussions with Turkey however, seems to have run aground.

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