US plans to improve military readiness in Asia-Pacific
May 28, 2017, 5:00 am SGT
Nirmal Ghosh US Bureau Chief In Washington
Congress is looking to inject US$2.1 billion (S$2.9 billion) to boost the United States' military readiness in the Asia-Pacific amid growing tensions on the Korean peninsula and in the South China Sea.
"No one needs reminding of the escalating tensions in the Asia-Pacific," said the House Armed Services Committee chairman, Republican Representative Mac Thornberry, who introduced a Bill last week to boost the US military's capabilities in the region.
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