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How Trumpโ€™s call for Asia-Pacific allies to raise defence spending may backfire on US

Donald Trumpโ€™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 โ€“ but analysts have said that may eventually weaken American dominance in the global arms trade. Questions over Washingtonโ€™s commitment In the National Security Strategy released in...