US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said America had begun upgrading its military forces in Japan to set up a “war-fighting” headquarters, as the allies attempt to build a more formidable deterrence against China.
The upgrade, the first phase of a reorganisation of US forces in Japan announced under the Biden administration, would improve their ability to co-ordinate operations with Japan’s Self-Defence Forces and “keep the enemy guessing” by creating strategic dilemmas in the region, Hegseth said on Sunday.
“Peace through strength with America in the lead is back,” he added.
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