Japan visit "cornerstone" of Indo-Pacific dispatch: U.K. carrier chief

The commander of a strike group led by the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday described their visit to Japan as the "cornerstone" of their dispatch to the Indo-Pacific region.The remark came as the Queen Elizabeth made its first port call in Japan on Saturday in a bid to showcase the robust ties between the two nations as Tokyo and London deepen their defense cooperation in response to China's military buildup and assertive territorial claims in the East and South China seas.The deployment to Japan is "a demonstration of the U.K.'s commitment to investing in our partnership…READ FULL ARTICLE