新西兰国防部长支持美国支持印度-太平洋, 计划增加国防开支。 New Zealand's Defence Minister supports US pivot to Indo-Pacific, plans to boost defense spending.

新西兰国防部长朱迪思·柯林斯表示,预期美国将从关注欧洲转向印度-太平洋区域。 New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins expressed that the US's shift from focusing on Europe to the Indo-Pacific region was anticipated. 她强调新西兰继续依赖美国作为国防伙伴,以及包括澳大利亚、韩国和日本在内的IP4联盟的潜在增长。 She emphasized New Zealand's continued reliance on the US as a defence partner and the potential growth of the IP4 alliance, including Australia, Korea, and Japan. Collins还注意到新西兰计划将国防开支增加到国内生产总值的2%,尽管没有提供时间表。 Collins also noted plans to increase New Zealand's defence spending to two percent of GDP, though no timeline was provided.