U.S. seeks closer defense supply chain ties with Japan, India: official

'A strong industrial base is a deterrent' as China presents 'pacing threat'

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A flight deck crew member directs a shipment to the USS Abraham during a 2019 replenishment-at-sea in the Arabian Sea. (Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters)

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. intends to increase defense industrial cooperation with Japan, India and other partners in the Indo-Pacific, a senior Pentagon official told Nikkei Asia, to build supply chain resilience in the face of threats like China.

"A strong industrial base is a deterrent," said Laura Taylor-Kale, assistant secretary of defense for industrial base policy.

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