'Clear-eyed' on China: takeaways from Pete Hegseth's Shangri-La speech
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, focusing on U.S.-China relations and regional security. He acknowledged China's military build-up while adopting a less confrontational tone compared to previous remarks. Hegseth emphasized the importance of military communication and called for allies to increase their defense spending.
- ▪Hegseth's speech followed a recent summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
- ▪He highlighted the need for military-to-military communication to reduce risks of miscalculation.
- ▪Hegseth criticized European allies for not increasing their defense spending and warned of potential friction ahead.
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- ▪ Pete Hegseth pulls his punches on China — The Economist (latest)
- ▪ ‘Clear-eyed’ on China: the takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s Shangri-La speech — South China Morning Post
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gestures during a question and answer session in a plenary session of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue Defense Summit in Singapore, Saturday. Defense ministers and officials from 44 countries are gathered in the city state for the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual high-level defense summit in the Asia Pacific region. EPA-YonhapU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday morning, just two weeks after a summit between the presidents of China and the United States.The speech was expected to be a barometer of the summit's outcomes between President Xi Jinping and his U.S.
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