Trump Pentagon Chief Mattis Seeks to Reassure Allies on East Asia Trip
- Mattis leaving Wednesday to visit South Korea and Japan
- Japan’s Abe to meet with Trump on Feb. 10 in Washington
Trump's Defense Chief Seeks to Reassure Asia Allies
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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide they can still rely on an increasingly inward-focused U.S., as he heads to East Asia on the first overseas trip by a Trump administration cabinet member.
The retired Marine Corps general leaves Wednesday for South Korea and Japan -- two of the U.S.’s closest allies -- amid questions about President Donald Trump’s commitment to the region, having pulled out of a 12-nation Pacific trade deal and suggesting previously that Asian nations weren’t paying enough for U.S. troops stationed in their countries.