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U.S. reaffirms commitment to Japan to defending islands disputed with China

FILE PHOTO: Chinese marine surveillance ship Haijian No. 51 (C) sails near Japan Coast Guard vessels (R and L) and a Japanese fishing boat (front 2nd L) as Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, is background, in the East China Sea in this photo taken by …

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US Reaffirms Commitment to Japan to Defending Islands Disputed With China

TOKYO—New U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, during his first phone call with his Japanese counterpart, reaffirmed America’s commitment to Tokyo to defending a group of East China Sea islets claimed by both Japan and China, the Pentagon said. Austin, in talks with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, confirmed that Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan security …

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Trump Praises State Lawmakers for ‘Defending Our Great Constitution’

President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to praise lawmakers for defending the Constitution. “So much credit to all of the brave men and women in state houses who are defending our great Constitution. Thank you!” the president said in the tweet. While it is unclear what actions Trump was specifically referring to, his …

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