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Japan loans Manila military planes to patrol sea lanes in South China Sea
Published Tue, Mar 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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THE Philippines on Monday took delivery of two Japanese military surveillance aircraft to help it patrol vital sea lanes in the South China Sea, despite Manila's increasingly conciliatory stance to Beijing's claims over the disputed waters.
Japan will lease a total of five surplus Beechcraft TC-90 planes to the Philippines, acc…
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