US EditionHegseth: U.S. Won't Be 'Pushed Out' of Indo-Pacific 'Priority Theater'
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 1, 2025, that China is actively training to take Taiwan by force.
- Rising tensions stem from China’s military exercises around Taiwan and increasing influence in the Indo-Pacific, while China’s delegation called these claims fabricated attempts to destabilize the region.
- China has built artificial islands for military outposts and developed advanced hypersonic and space weapons, prompting the U.S. To expand space-based missile defenses and urge allies to raise defense budgets.
- Hegseth warned that China’s military is actively preparing for a potential conflict and encouraged countries to boost their defense budgets to about 5% of GDP—an ambitious target that experts consider attainable by 2027.
- The U.S. Pledged to reinforce its Indo-Pacific military presence and urged allies to share defense burdens, signaling continued commitment to deter Chinese aggression and maintain regional stability.
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Hegseth: China threat 'is real'
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US warns of China threat, urges Indo-Pacific allies to boost defence spending
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the threat from China was real and potentially imminent as he pushed allies in the Indo-Pacific to spend more on their own defence needs. Hegseth, speaking for the first time at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's premier forum for defence leaders, militaries and diplomats, underlined that the Indo-Pacific region was a priority for the Trump administration. "There's no reason to …
U.S. defence secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defence.
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