Japanese troops to start deploym
The military cooperation between Japan, Australia, and the United States comes amid China’s growing military power in the Indo-Pacific region.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced Sunday that Japanese troops will regularly deploy to northern Australia
About 2,000 U.S. Marines are stationed in Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, for six months each year.
The deployment is in response to growing worries among Washington and its allies about China’s increasing military strength in the Indo-Pacific region.
“Having a more forward leaning opportunity for greater training with Japan and the US together is a really fantastic opportunity for our defense,” Marles said after a meeting with his US and Japanese counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Gen Nakatani.
