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How Trump’s call for Asia-Pacific allies to raise defence spending may backfire on US

South China Morning Post 29 July 2026 22m ago
How Trump’s call for Asia-Pacific allies to raise defence spending may backfire on US
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Donald Trump’s demands that American allies in the Asia-Pacific region share more of the defensive burden have renewed questions about how far they can rely on the United States to help deter the likes of China and North Korea. Such concerns have led to an increasing focus on developing their own defence industries – but analysts have said that may eventually weaken American dominance in the globa
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