On Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the era of the U.S. subsidizing wealthy nations' defense is over.
He praised Asian partners for their "burden-sharing" efforts while taking sharp swipes at European and NATO allies who fail to meet military spending targets. Hegseth struck a notably softer tone toward China, omitting mentions of Taiwan and avoiding the word "threat" following a high-level summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping. The shift in priorities comes as Washington remains focused on the ongoing war in Iran, leaving delegates to question the future of American commitment to the Pacific.
Allies must now decide whether to increase their domestic military budgets or seek new security partnerships to balance regional power.
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