US EditionHegseth Warns of Imminent Chinese Threat to Taiwan; Beijing Denounces US Rhetoric
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Asian countries on May 31 in Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue to prepare for a potential war with China over Taiwan.
- Tensions escalated due to China’s military build-up near Taiwan, prior US tariffs on Beijing, and increased focus on the Indo-Pacific following Pelosi's 2022 Taiwan visit.
- Hegseth called on regional partners to substantially increase their defense budgets—suggesting a target of five percent of their economic output—and described China’s actions as a challenge to the strategic stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
- He warned that if Communist China were to use military force to seize Taiwan, it would trigger severe repercussions across the Indo-Pacific region and globally, emphasizing that this threat may be close at hand.
- China’s Foreign Ministry denounced Hegseth’s remarks as provocative, accused the US of Cold War mentality, and warned the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair with no foreign interference allowed.
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Pick your battles, goes an American proverb. In that regard, one can ask what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is doing. In his crusade against political enemies and the woke policies of the previous Biden administration, the former Fox News host is going all out.
Hegseth Says US Ready to ‘Fight and Win’ a War With China Over Taiwan
China slammed Hegseth for having a ‘Cold War mentality’ and ‘playing with fire’ on the Taiwan issue The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a “Cold War mentality” in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning that the US is ready to “fight and win” a war over Taiwan. During his speech on Saturday, Hegseth took aim at China over a range of…
Hegseth puts Beijing and world on notice: Don’t ‘sugarcoat’ China’s threat to Taiwan
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 6, 2025 “There’s no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, adding that “any attempt by communist China to conquer Taiwan would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world.” Speaking […]
Hegseth’s Shangri-La Speech Marks US Shift From ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ on Taiwan, Analysts Say
News Analysis Standing before defense chiefs from more than 40 nations at Asia’s premier security forum on May 31, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued what analysts say is the sternest warning Washington has ever leveled over the Taiwan Strait. “Any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world,” Hegseth said at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.…
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