My job is to create and maintain decision space for President Trump, not to purport to make decisions on his behalf.” ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he came to Asia’s preeminent security forum to talk “tanks, not tariffs.” But for other ...

Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S.

China calls Pete Hegseth's remarks "deplorable." Hegseth urged Asian allies to step up defense spending. China warned against "interference" in the South China Sea and Taiwan. BEIJING − China ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an "imminent" threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries ...

China on Sunday denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face ...

China has criticized the United States for escalating tensions. Pete Hegseth called China a threat at a security conference.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a dire warning to the Asia-Pacific region and the world: China’s ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in Asia, where he spoke at a defense summit in Singapore over the weekend. And he gave a stark warning about China's threat to the status quo in the region.

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and China, not only on the trade front, but even when it comes to defense. Over the ...

SINGAPORE – The US wants Asian countries to increase their defence ... US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth reassured allies that the Indo-Pacific remains the US “priority theatre” in ...