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Marcos in Japan: A state visit with arms sales and China in mind
https://www.alojapan.com/1491823/marcos-in-japan-a-state-visit-with-arms-sales-and-china-in-mind/
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takai...
Marcos in Japan: A state visit with arms sales and China in mind
https://www.alojapan.com/1491823/marcos-in-japan-a-state-visit-with-arms-sales-and-china-in-mind/
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) greets President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before a summit meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, …
Marcos in Japan: A state visit with arms sales and China in mind
https://www.europesays.com/japan/30697/
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) greets President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before a...
Marcos in Japan: A state visit with arms sales and China in mind
https://www.europesays.com/japan/30697/
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) greets President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. before a summit meeting in Tokyo on…
Marcos’ historic Japan trip: what will Philippine leader seek from Takaichi?
Marcos’ historic Japan trip: what will Philippine leader seek from Takaichi?
A rare visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to Japan this week marks Manila’s latest bid to establish a counterweight to Beijing over the South China Sea dispute.
During the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade, Marcos is expected to discuss boosting defence and other ties between Manila and Tokyo amid the security challenge posed by China’s growing maritime assertiveness, according to analysts.
Marcos will meet Japanese Prime...
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The visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan was the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade.
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Tokyo.
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The purpose of Marcos’s visit included discussions on boosting defence ties between the Philippines and Japan.
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The purpose of Marcos’s visit included discussions on arms sales.
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Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
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“Marcos in Japan: A state visit with arms sales and China in mind”
→ Marcos’s visit involved arms sales and China as a factor.
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“a rare visit by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to Japan this week marks Manila’s latest bid to establish a counterweight to Beijing”
→ Marcos’s visit was an effort to counterbalance China.
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“the security challenge posed by China’s growing maritime assertiveness”
→ China’s actions in the South China Sea are seen as a security challenge.