[commander of the US Marine Corps: there are no plans to deploy medium-range missiles in Japan] on 27 May, David Berger, commander of the US Marine Corps, said in Washington a few days ago that the Marines would "form a solid United front" with the Japanese self-Defense Forces. Berger said that there are no plans to deploy medium-range missiles at this stage, and that if medium-range missiles are deployed in Japan, consultations between the governments of the United States and Japan will be needed. (thepaper.cn)