Japan's Abe seeks military expansion to deter rising China

WASHINGTON:  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants his country to deploy forces overseas for the first time since WWII to check China’s growing military power, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb told Sputnik.

The United States, Korb said on Monday, would certainly benefit from Japan taking on a larger role in the region, but Washington is not the primary driving force behind Tokyo’s military buildup.