Japan, Britain vow to sign defense cooperation pact at early date

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Liz Truss on Tuesday agreed to sign a bilateral defense cooperation pact at an early date and to step up talks on a proposal to jointly develop a fighter jet, according to Japan's government.During their first meeting since Truss took office earlier this month, the leaders also shared "serious concern" about attempts to unilaterally change the status quo by force in the East and South China seas, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said, as China's maritime activities increase there.The two leaders met on the fringes of the U.N. Ge…READ FULL ARTICLE