INTRO: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to visit South Korea, where he'll meet with President Lee Jae Myung and tour the Demilitarised Zone separating the two Koreas.
His trip to Asia - which included stops in Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam and South Korea - was to strengthen defense relationships and reaffirm America's commitment to "peace through strength and a balance of power in the region," the Pentagon said, as Washington strives to deepen cooperation with allies amid an intensifying Sino-US rivalry. Laura Westbrook reports from South Korea.
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His trip to Asia - which included stops in Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam and South Korea - was to strengthen defense relationships and reaffirm America's commitment to "peace through strength and a balance of power in the region," the Pentagon said, as Washington strives to deepen cooperation with allies amid an intensifying Sino-US rivalry. Laura Westbrook reports from South Korea.
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