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US does not ‘turn its back’ on Asian allies, but expects them to strengthen defense – Hegseth
At Saturday’s Shangri-La Dialogue, Japan’s defense minister asked Hegseth to address concerns about U.S. involvement. Shinjiro Koizumi said “some countries may underestimate” this level of commitment and want to “drive a wedge” between the United States and its allies.
Hegseth responded that part of the U.S. national defense strategy is about “projecting power” in the Pacific and working with allies.
“People want to confuse the fact that we have global obligations with turning our back on this region,” he said, denying that this was the case.
“We can do two things at once,” he insisted, saying the United States was working “quietly but very firmly” with its allies with a “substantial and serious approach” in the Pacific, while respecting “global obligations to ensure that, for example, Iran does not acquire nuclear weapons.”
Separately, one participant in the dialogue raised the question of the US’s ability to strike arms deals with its partners after suspending a $14bn (£10bn) program in Taiwan to conserve munitions for the war in Iran.
Hegseth said he would “dramatically decouple the two” issues, insisting that the United States was in a “very good position… a very strong position” in terms of its overall munitions stockpile and the ability to produce more if necessary.
In his speech, Hegseth highlighted the United States’ “strong, calm and clear” approach to the region – its ability to wield a “big stick” but “speak softly.”
At the heart of this approach was more weapons, he insisted, instead of “meaningless globalist rhetoric about a rules-based international order.”
“Rules are great, but if you can’t back them up with hard force, they’re not worth the paper they’re written on,” he said. “We don’t need more conferences, we need more combat power…less Shangri-La dialogue, more ships and more submarines.”
His comments came hours after Vietnamese President To Lam called for more dialogue to resolve tensions in the region, in the opening speech to the defense summit.
Reiterating a demand he made in his speech last year, Hegseth called on Asian allies to spend more on defense, setting a target of 3.5 percent of their GDP.
He praised countries that have increased military spending and cooperation with the United States in recent months, including South Korea, Japan, Australia and the Philippines.
Hegseth also criticized “freeloaders”, labeling New Zealand as such in response to a later question, while warning that “Europe and NATO have important decisions to make”.
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