Pompeo hails Japan PM Suga 'force for good' during visit to boost solidarity against China

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday hailed new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as a "force for good" and said he believes Suga will work to strengthen the relationship between Washington and Tokyo. Speaking at start of his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi in Tokyo, Pompeo said he agreed with Suga that a free and open Indo-Pacific was the foundation of regional peace and stability. "Prime Minister Suga was a powerful force for good, and for this relationship, too, when he was the chief cabinet secretary," Pompeo said, referring...