Pence reassures Japan of U.S. resolve on North Korea, to work with China
April 18, 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence reassured Japan of American commitment to reining in North Korea’s nuclear ambitions on Tuesday, after warning that U.S. strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed the strength of its resolve.
Pence arrived in Tokyo from South Korea, where he assured leaders of an “iron-clad” alliance with the United States in the face of the reclusive North, which has conducted a series of missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions.