US deploys 55000 troops to help japan fight china in senkaku island.There are currently about 55,000 US troops stationed in Japan. That includes the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet and its permanently forward deployed carrier strike group.
Yesterday, Beijing sent two vessels into the East China Sea near the Senkaku islands in a bid to assert its dominance and its territorial claims. The disputed islands have been claimed by both China and Japan over the years.The move has sparked a furious backlash, with China now accused of breaking international law.