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THE United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines have called out China as they expressed “serious concern” about the situation in the East and South China Sea .
The defense ministers emphasized their commitment to strengthen cooperation in support of regional security and stability as they reiterated the growing multilateral defense cooperation among the four countries. They also discussed opportunities to further advance defense cooperation, including through continued maritime cooperation in the South China Sea, enhanced procedures to enable coordination and information-sharing arrangements, as well as strengthening capacity building.
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