Question

    Japan recently signed a landmark defense agreement with

    which country that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region?
    A India Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Thailand Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Singapore Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Australia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of the above Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a landmark defense agreement that allows closer cooperation between their militaries and stands as a rebuke to China's growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in a virtual summit to sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement, the first such defense pact signed by Japan with any country other than the United States.

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