Abe Pledges Investments, Speedboats to China-Friendly Manila

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via IFTTT Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged $8.7 billion worth of business opportunities and private investments along with speedboats and other counterterrorism equipment to the Philippines, whose president has boosted ties with China.