Asia’s top annual defense forum opens in Singapore this weekend, with the United States, Japan, and Taiwan each placing deterrence at the center of their Indo-Pacific security posture.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to address the Shangri-La Dialogue on the morning of May 30 in a session titled “United States’ Strategy for Peace in the Indo-Pacific.” Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is scheduled to speak on Sunday on “Managing Regional Tensions Amid Global Competition.”
Taiwan is not formally represented at the forum, but President Lai Ching-te has framed Taiwan’s security policy in similar terms.
In a May 20 address marking his second anniversary in office, Lai said Taiwan would maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait while strengthening national defense, asymmetric capabilities, and whole-of-society defense resilience….
US, Japan, Taiwan Push Deterrence as Shangri-La Defense Forum Opens
