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Author: Kevin Chen Xian An
Published on: 06 June 2025
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Shangri-la Dialogue speech aimed to address questions about the US commitment to Asia. Yet, with his domestic focus, insistence that Asian countries spend more on defence, and inconsistencies between words and policy, it will take more than words to convince Asia of US credibility.
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