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‘The United States is committed to working with our allies and partners to deter aggression by communist China in the Indo-Pacific,’ the defense secretary said.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with Philippines’ Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro (R) before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 30, 2025. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in Singapore on May 30, greeting his counterparts from Southeast Asian nations ahead of a defense summit for which China has opted not to send its defense minister this year.
Hegseth is attending the Shangri-la Dialogue, where he said he will “ensure that [the Indo-Pacific] region understands America will be strong” amid rising influence from the Chinese communist regime.
