Japan and China agree to set up defense hotline amid territorial tensions
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The defense ministers of Japan and China on Monday agreed to set up a joint communication hotline by the end of 2022, a news release from Japan's Defense Ministry said, amid tensions between the East Asian neighbors.
China's Defense Ministry confirmed the hotline agreement in a statement without giving a date for its implementation.
The agreement -- reached during a two-hour video conference between Japan's Nobuo Kishi and China's Wei Fenghe -- comes with their countries in dispute over Taiwan and issues in the East and South China seas.
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