Australia, Japan and US deepen defence ties with missile pact

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The two held discussions in the Oval Office where they committed to improving the integration of Japanese and US military forces, and how the two countries could build up production of weapons. Following the Biden-Kishida meeting on Wednesday, the two leaders will hold a summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos jnr, whose relations with Beijing have nosedived since the incidents with China in the South China Sea. A senior White House official said the network air defence architecture and other actions were part of strengthening the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. The official said there was “a tactic and a strategic...