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Defense chiefs from US, Australia, Japan and Philippines vow to deepen cooperation

Defense chiefs from Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the United States have vowed to deepen their cooperation as they gather in Hawaii for their second-ever joint meeting amid concerns about China’s operations in the South China Sea.