US and Japan, long alarmed by China’s aggression, agree to establish missile-production facility
- The United States and Japan will establish a joint facility in Japan for the production of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth assured ASEAN defense ministers of strong US support to deter aggression in the region, without specifically naming China.
- Tensions are escalating in the South China Sea, with overlapping territorial claims among the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and China.
