Hegseth was also able to capitalize on a huge absence at the annual gathering: China didn’t send a defense minister for the first time since 2019, putting Beijing’s lower-level officials on ...

As they kicked off the largest joint military exercises in Australia’s history with a press conference in Sydney earlier this ...

China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own, although the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled there. Taipei is a key U.S. security partner in the center of the so-called first island ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning to Asian allies on Saturday, portraying the threat China poses to the region as “real, and it could be imminent.” In his first speech ...

A deal for Britain and Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines in Adelaide was due to be inked by the defense ...

Singapore (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday delivered a dire warning to the Asia-Pacific region and the world: China’s designs on Taiwan pose a threat to global peace and ...

Hegseth says China is actively training to seize Taiwan by 2027. Duckworth criticizes Hegseth’s speech as patronizing and value-deficient. Get ahead of Wall Street reactions—Benzinga Pro ...

Hegseth made the remarks as he opened his first visit to Asia as defense chief – an important opportunity for US President Donald Trump’s administration to set a tone for its engagement in the ...

Hegseth urges Asia to up defense spending citing China threat. July 1, 2025. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday (May 31) ...

Hegseth made the remarks as he opened his first visit to Asia as defense chief – an important opportunity for US President Donald Trump’s administration to set a tone for its engagement in the ...