Shangri-La Dialogue: can Asia do ‘less Shangri-La, more ships, more subs’?

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At the Shangri-La Dialogue, regional defense spending and security commitments were major topics, with the US urging allies to increase defense budgets to 3.5% of GDP, which most ASEAN countries find challenging except Singapore. The dialogue highlighted ongoing concerns about maintaining peace and security in Asia.

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