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Hegseth tours Hawaii bases, makes appeal to Pacific allies | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his tour of Hawaii on Tuesday, meeting with troops, touring bases and giving a speech in Waikiki in which he made overtures to American allies in the Pacific and called on them to help the U.S. confront China.

Xi Tests US Allies in Indo-Pacific as Trump Focuses Elsewhere

President Xi Jinping is making China’s presence more felt across the Indo-Pacific region by testing US allies on sensitive issues, as Donald Trump’s attention is taken up elsewhere.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined his overall vision for the Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific strategy in a speech at the Ken Inouye-Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) in Hawaii on Tuesday (March 25).

US Defense secretary’s visit undermines PH sovereignty - groups

SAN PABLO, Laguna – Progressives are sounding the alarm over the visit of United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Philippines, claiming that it “undermines Philippine sovereignty” and “advances US interests” in the region. According to the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), Hegseth’s visit to the country represents a “growing trend” of militarization, which “undermines national sovereignty and security.” “Foreign m…

Hegseth: US remains invested in Indo-Pacific amid China's threats

“It's a vision in which our allies and partners are at the forefront of deterring aggression,” he said, adding that the Indo-Pacific “is mor