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International relations

Thousands of US troops will shift to Asia-Pacific to guard against China

German contingent to redeploy to Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Japan and Australia

WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- Facing what a Trump administration official recently called "the most significant geopolitical challenge since the end of the Cold War" in the Indo-Pacific theater, the U.S. military will embark on a realignment of its global posture.

Several thousand of the troops currently posted in Germany are expected to redeploy to American bases in Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Japan and Australia.

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