Japan, US share 'warrior ethos' to deter China: Pentagon's Hegseth
Mar 31, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], March 31: United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says his country and Japan share a "warrior ethos" in tackling Chinese aggression across the Taiwan Strait.
In a meeting in Tokyo on Sunday with his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, Hegseth said Japan was their "indispensable partner in deterring communist Chinese military aggression".
"America is committed to sustaining robust, ready and credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait," Hegseth said.
Source: Qatar Tribune
