China has it back at Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after he described the country as a threat to the United States, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing."Hegseth deliberately ignored the call for peace and development by countries in the region,

Pete Hegseth left some U.S. allies out to dry when he declared Israel, Poland, and the Gulf and Baltic states as "model allies."

After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and the war in Ukraine, America’s partners in Asia warily awaited Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s arrival at a security conference in Singapore.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth warns Indo-Pacific allies of imminent threats from China, urging them to enhance defense spending while the United States increases military presence.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth​ reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.

Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S. "is preparing for war, to deter war."

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has called on Indo-Pacific allies to increase their defense spending in the face of a "real" threat from China. Hegseth made the remarks at the Shangri-La security summit in Singapore.

Beijing responds to Pete Hegseth's speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue and accuses him of using the forum to "sow discord and pursue selfish interests". In China, it seemed like it was going to be an informally quiet weekend,