Singapore/Tokyo – U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a veiled warning to Tokyo over the weekend, saying that while Japanese defense spending was “headed in the right direction,” more must be done.
“We’re not at the finish line yet, and there’s still some heavy lifting ahead, but the momentum is headed in the right direction,” Hegseth said during a speech Saturday at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore. “We have high expectations of our Japanese allies, and together we can and must each pull our weight.”
Hegseth highlighted China’s growing power and the need to prevent its dominance of the region, warning of “rightful alarm” over ?its rapid military buildup.
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