An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Philippine Sea in April 2025. The Pentagon says it aims for “strategic stability with Beijing” in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy)
KEN MORIYASU
January 24, 2026 11:19 JST
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense released its long-awaited 2026 National Defense Strategy on Friday night, in which it declared that the ultimate goal in the Indo-Pacific is to ensure that China cannot “dominate,” rather than denying or defeating a Taiwan invasion.