The United States on Wednesday welcomed Japan's plan to significantly increase its defense spending in the next five years in the face of "acute" security challenges in the region, and signaled support for any decision that would help beef up its deterrence in dealing with China's assertiveness."The more Japan is very confident of defending itself is a good thing for offsetting PRC (People's Republic of China) ambitions," U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said, when asked about Japan's moves toward deciding to develop long-range strike capabilities that it has so far opted not …READ FULL ARTICLE
