Reciprocal Access Agreement

The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is a pact between the governments of Australia and of Japan that provides for shared military training and military operations. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the RAA "establishes streamlined arrangements to support the deployment of defence forces more quickly and with less administration." The pact was signed because of concerns that the Chinese Communist Party party was exhibiting increased belligerence especially over the South China Sea region, "including militarization of disputed features, [and] dangerous coercive use of coast guard vessels."[1]

References

TAKENAKA, KIYOSHI; PARK, JU-MIN (17 November 2020). "Japan, Australia reach agreement-in-principle on defence pact amid concerns over disputed South China Sea". The Globe and Mail Inc. Reuters.

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[rtgam-1] TAKENAKA, KIYOSHI; PARK, JU-MIN (17 November 2020). "Japan, Australia reach agreement-in-principle on defence pact amid concerns over disputed South China Sea". The Globe and Mail Inc. Reuters.