Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
- Beijing has increased military pressure around Taiwan, including near-daily air incursions, and has threatened to use force to assert control over the island.
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized America's commitment to 'robust, ready and credible deterrence' in the Indo-Pacific region against China.
- Japan is enhancing its military capabilities, planning for spending of two percent of GDP, as mentioned by Nakatani during talks with Hegseth.
- Hegseth described the alliance with Japan as affirming the extraordinary strength of America's alliance with Japan.
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China is courting its neighbors but the Pentagon warns: we will defend Taiwan
The priority for the US: to block the road for China if it attempts to annex Taiwan. But to have the means, the Defense must be willing to “take risks in Europe”, that is, reduce the forces deployed in NATO bases and the resources dedicated to the protection of the Old Continent
S. Korea on edge as US eyes USFK role in Taiwan contingencies
South Korea is expected to face pressure from the U.S. government to allow American troops stationed in the country to be deployed in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait, analysts said Monday, following an alleged secret Pentagon memo that describes 'deterring China's seizure of Taiwan' as its focus.
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