Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison signed Thursday a treaty to facilitate joint exercises and strengthen security cooperation while expressing serious concerns over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region in a joint statement.The Reciprocal Access Agreement will facilitate faster deployment of Japanese Self-Defense Forces and Australian Defense Force personnel and ease restrictions on the transportation of weapons and supplies for joint training and disaster relief operations."This is a landmark agreement that will bring Japan-Au…READ FULL ARTICLE
