US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaking at the first plenary session on United States' new ambitions for Indo-Pacific security at Shangri-la Dialogue 2025 on May 31. - Photo: ST
SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday (May 31) 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.
