US commander says cracks in Asian alliances a worry amid North Korea, China threats

TOKYO - The commandant of the United States Marine Corps said on Wednesday that any crack in alliances in Asia that helped counter threats from North Korea and China were a worry, as a spat between Japan and South Korea threatened to spill over into intelligence sharing.

Washington has found itself in the middle of a worsening spat between its two key Asian allies over compensation for South Koreans forced to work in Japan during World War II that has already spilled over into trade and threatened to derail security cooperation. Seoul has responded by warning it could scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan that is pivotal in dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

"I am confident we share a common view of the threats to the region. The near-term threat is from North Korea and the long-term strategic threat to stability in this region and the world is China," Gen Berger said.

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