#Japan, US to create new defense body for disputed islands

Japan, US to create new defense body for disputed islands - Pacific

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#Japan, US to create new defense body for disputed islands

Related Japan, Australia look to Marines while beefing up amphibious forces The U.S. Marine Corps may be shrinking, but American allies in the Pacific are building their own amphibious forces and training them to fight alongside U.S. troops. Commander: US military can’t conduct amphibious operations in the Pacific The Navy and Marines do not have enough assets to carry out a contested amphibious operation in the Pacific if a crisis arises, the top commander of U.S. forces in the region told lawmakers Tuesday. China at odds with US, allies over its newly declared ‘defense zone’ China is firing back with criticism of the United States and Japan after the two countries refused to recognize its creation of an “air defense zone” directly over islands administered by the Japanese. Claimed by both Seoul and Tokyo, tiny island outcroppings stir nationalist fervor Two tiny islands ...

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