Officials of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines revealed Ottawa is pouring C$2.3 billion investments (around P93.6 billion) into the Indo-Pacific Region, which includes the Philippines, to advance its five “interconnected pillars.”
Officials of the Embassy of Canada in the Philippines revealed Ottawa is pouring C$2.3 billion investments into the Indo-Pacific Region, which includes the Philippines, to advance its five “interconnected pillars.”
The document highlighted that the Indo-Pacific Region includes six of Canada’s top 13 trading partners, which are India, Japan, People’s Republic of China , Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Some of Canada’s plans under this pillar are to: increase military engagement, deploy additional military assets, and expand military capacity building, among others.
The said strategy also includes a pillar which intends to “invest in and connect people” in the region. Under this pillar, Canada’s plans include supporting “oceans management initiatives and expanding measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Indo-Pacific, including through our Dark Vessel Detection Program.”
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