MANILA—During a state visit to the Philippines on Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aimed to do the best thing he could in the face of the shifting balance of power in Southeast Asia: be a better friend than China.
In his second meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in less than three months, Mr. Abe offered more than $8.7 billion in Japanese investment to the Philippines, a grant of more than $5 million for high-speed boats to boost the Philippines’ maritime security, and a host of other…
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