What if they refuse to pay more too?
It plays to our military strength (air/sea) and there’s no risk of ground war
If Korea won't pay and Japan doesn't pay then what do we need our military strength there for?
“What if they refuse to pay more too?”
They won’t.
Or, they MAY decide to build their own capabilities which are substantial. And we gradually wind down.
The stakes for them are not being absorbed into the borg...but existential. Everyone else in Asia hates the Japanese.
Like the world hates the US and Israel.
They will pay until/unless they replace.