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The Philippines and Australia are preparing to sign a new defense pact next year, which will include more frequent joint military drills and support for developing defense infrastructure in the Philippines.
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00:00The Philippines and Australia are looking to deepen security cooperation amid China's
00:05increasingly aggressive activities in the South China Sea.
00:08The two countries are preparing to sign a new defense pact next year.
00:13The agreement will include more frequent joint military drills and support for developing
00:17defense infrastructure in the Philippines.
00:19Before the announcement, the Philippine military reported more Chinese vessels around the disputed
00:23Spratly Islands amid ongoing joint drills between Canberra and Manila.
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