Analysis: With 46,000 troops, US and Japan to show China how they can defend islands

Tens of thousands of US and Japanese troops will begin a massive island-landing exercise in the Pacific this week as part of joint military operations seen as a warning to China that Washington backs Tokyo over Beijing's claim to Japanese-controlled islands.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/asia/us-japan-military-exercises-keen-sword-china-intl-hnk/index.html