![]() official since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went to the DMZ in August, will come the same week North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile in apparent response to joint military exercises between the U.S. commitment to South Korea’s defense is “ironclad.” Harris on Thursday will visit South Korea and its Prime Minister Han Duck-soo during a meeting early Tuesday said Harris will make a trip to the Demilitarized Zone, the border area with North Korea that is jointly controlled by the American-led United Nations Command and North Korea.Ī White House official, speaking on the condition on anonymity, confirmed that Harris will tour sites at the DMZ and visit with troops there to demonstrate that the U.S. ![]() The official also said Harris would “make clear our ironclad commitment to Japan’s security.” More than 50,000 U.S. ![]() And if it comes up, the vice president will align with the president,” said a senior administration official, who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting. would send its own troops to defend Taiwan if China attacked. President Joe Biden said recently that the U.S. The potential for war over Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims as part of its own territory, has troubled Japan, which would likely be pulled into such a conflict. ![]()
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