US and Japan to Enhance Military Collaboration in Response to China's Growing Power
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US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest potential change to Washington's East Asia command structure in decades. Washington will consider appointing a four-star commander to oversee its forces in Japan as a counterpart to the head of a proposed Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) headquarters overseeing all of the country's military operations. Kishida wants to establish the joint command headquarters before the end of March 2025. Japan has 'serious concern' over China's growing military power and the threat it poses to Taiwan. Japan is crucial for US military power in Asia, hosting 54,000 American troops and hundreds of aircraft, and Washington's only forward-deployed aircraft car...
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