US, Japan deepen alliance to deter rising Chinese military threats

Japan's Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu (C) inspects a joint military drill among Japan, the U.S., Britain and Australia, at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, Chiba prefecture/Photo: AFP

WASHINGTON: The United States and Japan will outline Wednesday actions to deter intensifying Chinese military threats in the East China Sea and around Taiwan, including plans to reorganize U.S. Marine Corps units based in Okinawa.