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TOKYO (AP) \u2014 Japan and Britain agreed Saturday to accelerate cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals, as China\u2019s influence grows in the region.<\/p>\n

British Prime Minister\u00a0Keir Starmer<\/a><\/span>\u00a0said his visit to Japan comes at a time \u201cwhen geopolitical, economic and technological shocks are literally shaking the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starmer\u2019s overnight Tokyo visit comes on the heels of his trip to Beijing, where he and Chinese President\u00a0Xi Jinping<\/a><\/span>\u00a0agreed to seek a long-term, stable \u201cstrategic partnership.\u201d\u00a0Japan has faced growing tension from China<\/a><\/span>\u00a0since a comment by the country\u2019s leader\u00a0Sanae Takaichi<\/a><\/span>\u00a0about a possible Japanese involvement in the case of Chinese military action against Taiwan, the self-governing island Beijing claims as its own.<\/p>\n

He told a joint news conference that he and\u00a0Takaichi agreed during their talks to strengthen collective security across the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific, while boosting growth and economic resilience, and to launch a new cyber strategic partnership \u201cto improve our cybersecurity to protect our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Source: AP News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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