Taiwan reassured — and surprised — by Pentagon focus on deterring China

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AS proof of the United States' "ironclad" commitment to reinforce the Philippines' deterrence shield, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced last week the deployment of an anti-ship missile system during the Balikatan exercises in April.
The Manila Times
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In July, then-President Joe Biden's White House announced a major revamp of the U.S. military command in Japan to deepen coordination with Tokyo's forces, as the two countries labelled China their "greatest strategic challenge".
The Gazette
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Since the US leader's first term in office, the US has explicitly framed China as its principal long-term challenge, a stance that is reaffirmed in this latest memo, which designates China as the Pentagon's "sole pacing threat" and which, ignoring the actuality that Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory, posits the island as a focal point for military contingency planning.
China Daily
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also stressed the need for the U.S. and Japan to accelerate the strengthening of their military capability as the region faces a more assertive China.
NBC News

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