; and (B) the trilateral intelligence sharing agreement among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, signed on December 29, 2015; and (5) recognizing that the security of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea are intertwined because they face common threats, including from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United States welcomes and encourages deeper trilateral defense coordination and cooperation, including through expanded exercises, training, senior-level exchanges, and information sharing. 1260. Sense of Senate on enhanced cooperation with Pacific Island countries to establish open-source intelligence fusion centers in the Indo-Pacific region It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Pacific Island countries in the Indo-Pacific region are critical partners of the United States; (2) the United States should take steps to enhance collaboration with Pacific Island countries; and (3) United States Indo-Pacific Command should pursue the establishment of one or more open-source intelligence fusion centers in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance cooperation with Pacific Island countries, which may include participation in an existing fusion center of a partner or ally in lieu of establishing an entirely new fusion center. 1261. Sense of Senate on enhancing defense and security cooperation with the Republic of Singapore It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the United States and the Republic of Singapore have built a strong, enduring, and forward-looking strategic partnership based on long-standing and mutually beneficial cooperation, including through security, defense, economic, and people-to-people ties; (2) robust security cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Singapore is crucial to promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region