US, Japan boost scientific cooperation on defence against hypersonic weapons amid China concerns


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The United States and Japan have agreed to deepen scientific cooperation on military technologies including defence against hypersonic weapons, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday.

The announcement came as the two countries acknowledged the challenges posed by what they called China’s efforts to “undermine the rules-based order” – ranging from its activities in the South China and East China seas to alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.

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