US military chief praises Japan's recent defense spending, calling it crucial to confront China, North Korea
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U.S. Gen. Mark Milley, the highest-ranking military officer in the country, encouraged Japan's recent commitment to increase military spending.
China has "invested enormously in their military" and aspires to be "the regional hegemon in all of Asia, really probably in the next 10 to 15 years," Milley said.
That "could become very unstable; it could become very dangerous, and I think having a powerful Japan, a militarily capable Japan that has a close alliance with the United States and other countries, will go a long way to deterring war," Milley said.
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