US Defence Secretary’s First Overseas Tour was Aimed at Bringing Tokyo and Seoul Closer Together
It can be safely stated that the recent trip of the US Secretary of Defense James Norman Mattis to South Korea and Japan has been a milestone event. For what it counts, this was the first overseas trip of a principal figure of the new US administration that was aimed at reestablishing ties with North-East Asian countries, those that are situated in the most problematic Asian subregion.