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US News (12 January 2025)

Japan, the Philippines and the United States vowed to further deepen cooperation under a trilateral arrangement in the face of rising tensions in Asia's waters, the three countries said following a call among their leaders.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden met virtually on Monday morning Asian time. Marcos' communications office said the leaders "agreed to enhance and deepen economic, maritime and technology cooperation".

The call followed a first-of-its-kind summit meeting of Marcos, Biden and then Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington last April to uphold international law and regional stability.

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