‘We Are Preparing for War’ With China ‘Threat’, Says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Pentagon Labels China Top Threat – Asian News from UK

Hegseth told a House defence panel that Beijing is preparing for war in the Indo-Pacific to assert regional and global dominance. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth stated on Tuesday that China poses a more aggressive threat to the US and that repelling Beijing is the Pentagon’s top regional priority, despite its rapid military development and invasion manoeuvres near Taiwan, according to a Taipei Times report. “Our pacing threat is communist …

‘We Are Preparing for War’ With China ‘Threat’, Says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit in which he demonized China as a “threat” and said, “We are preparing for war” in the Asia-Pacific region. By Ben Norton, 5 June 25, https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/06/06/preparing-war-china-threat-us-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth/ US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized …