US Defence Secretary Hegseth’s praise of Japan contrasts with the criticism he levelled at European allies in February. -- PHOTO: AFP
TOKYO, March 30 (Reuters): US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said implementing of a plan to upgrade the US military command in the country would get under way.
"We share a warrior ethos that defines our forces," Hegseth told Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani at a meeting in Tokyo. "Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring communist Chinese military aggression," including across the Taiwan Strait, he said.
