Japan should go beyond economic cooperation to grow security ties with the Global South, say experts. — AP
JAPAN should grow its security cooperation with the Global South, experts said, after a Japanese Defence Ministry think-tank report observed that Chinese outreach to developing nations has become increasingly suffused with a military edge.
The yearly China Security Report 2025, which was released on Dec 17 by Japan’s National Institute for Defence Studies (NIDS), was themed “The Rising Global South and China”.
