Hegseth Pledges to Strengthen Defense Cooperation With Japan, South Korea
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to his Southern Korean and Japanese counterparts for the first time on the phone.
By Frank Fang
2/3/2025 Updated: 2/3/2025 U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held introductory calls with his counterparts in Japan and South Korea on Jan. 30, reaffirming U.S. security partnerships with both countries.
Hegseth was sworn in on Jan. 25 after narrowly winning Senate confirmation. In a statement to the military after taking office, he said the United States “will work with allies and partners to deter aggression in the Indo–Pacific by Communist China.”
In separate phone calls, Hegseth spoke to Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Acting South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Seon-ho.
According to a Pentagon readout, Hegseth and Nakatani “reiterated the importance of deepening defense cooperation to strengthen deterrence and to advance a shared vision for a free and open Indo–Pacific region.”
Japan’s defense ministry said the two defense leaders reaffirmed that the U.S.–Japan defense treaty covers a group of Japan-controlled uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. The islands—known as the Senkakus Islands in Japan and the Diaoyu Islands in China—have been a source of tension between Beijing and Tokyo, as the Chinese regime claims the islands are part of its territory.
Hegseth and Nakatani also agreed to strengthen the U.S.–Japan alliance, including upgrading their command-and-control framework and expanding their bilateral presence in Japan’s southwestern region amid what the ministry called the “increasingly severe security environment in the Indo–Pacific.”
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