NEW YORK: The United States and Japan have unveiled new rules for defence cooperation in a historic move that will give Japanese forces a wider global role amid concerns over China’s rising sway.
Under the revised guidelines, Japan could come to the aid of US forces threatened by a third country or, for example, deploy minesweeper ships to a mission in the Middle East.
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