The defense authorization bill, which directs Pentagon policy, provides a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others.

President Joe Biden has signed into law an annual defense policy bill that calls for maintaining some 28,500 American troops in South Korea and reaffirming the United States' deterrence commitment to the Asian ally,

China announced on Friday countermeasures against seven United States military companies and relevant senior executives over arms assistance and weapons sales to the Taiwan region, and vowed to keep taking all necessary measures to firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests.