U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick for assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs has told his Senate confirmation hearing about needing to redefine defence deals with Taiwan—expecting it to up spending—and make changes AUKUS more “sustainable.”
John Noh is currently the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia.
Speaking at his hearing, he said he would, if appointed, be taking up the role at a time of “alarming” growth in Beijing’s military.
“China is undergoing really historic and unprecedented military buildup. It is the most rapid military buildup in history and the largest since World War Two, and it spans both conventional and nuclear as well as cyber and space capabilities,” he said….
Assistant Secretary Nominee Says Taiwan Needs to Lift Defense Spending, Calls for Increased Sub Building
