Philippines says military leaders working to set-up ‘one-theatre’ approach in East, South China seas
“Gilberto Teodoro, the Philippines’ Secretary of National Defense, said it was ‘reasonable’ to treat both the East and South China seas as a single area of operation, saying both are maritime areas with no land borders involved. However, he said the area should exclude the Korean Peninsula.”
“Japan’s Joint Operations Command is operationalising the single-theatre concept, and the ‘Squad’ grouping, which includes the defence ministers of Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the US, will establish a coordinating centre in December to enforce it, Teodoro said.”
“On Monday, the Philippines and Lithuania signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen defence cooperation in areas like cyber security, maritime security and munitions production.”