Visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Friday in Tokyo, issuing a joint statement touting their "special strategic partnership" and opposing any "coercive actions" that would change the "status quo" in either the East or South China Sea.
The joint statement also said the two leaders "called on all claimants to halt large-scale land reclamation or construction, and to refrain from using any land features for military purposes."
Though no country was named in the statement, the remarks are thought to be directly aimed at keeping China in check.