Hegseth: Dealing with Chinas Military Buildup Urgent While Time Remains

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers a speech ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump aboard USS George Washington in Yokosuka, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a fresh warning about the rising threats that China’s military capabilities pose to the region during his trip to Asia and underscored the urgency of dealing with them while there is still time.Hegseth held a meeting on Wednesday with his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, at the Japanese Defense Ministry in the Ichigaya district of Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and told reporters at a press conference following the meeting that the security situation around the region remains “severe.”