https://www.scmp.com/rss/517442/feed Huang Zeyi is an intern student at the Global Governance Institution. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Nearly 50 years after the last Japanese second world war soldier – Hiroo Onoda – surrendered to the Philippines in 1974, Japanese military forces are expected to put boots on the ground once again, this time on invitation rather than in aggression. Not satisfied with relying on the United States to provoke China in the South China Sea, the Philippines announced in early November negotiations with Japan to boost their military alliance, including an agreement granting reciprocal access to their... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3246887/philippines-stockpiling-bilateral-deals-counter-beijing-south-china-sea-wont-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3246887/philippines-stockpiling-bilateral-deals-counter-beijing-south-china-sea-wont-work?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jan 2024 21:30:07 +0000