Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict
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The Pentagon is reportedly asking Indo-Pacific allies Japan and Australia to lay out how they might help in the event of a U.S. war with China over Taiwan.
While the United States has long urged Indo-Pacific allies to increase defense spending as China escalates its military activity around Taiwan, this push for specific wartime commitments is a new development — and reportedly caught foreign officials off guard.
Australia responded by stressing it would not commit troops in advance of any conflict.
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