My job is to create and maintain decision space for President Trump, not to purport to make decisions on his behalf.”

In his first major policy address in the Indo-Pacific, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a pointed, but strategically ambiguous, warning to China not to act on its long-stated desire to make the self-governing island of Taiwan part of the mainland under Beijing’s rule.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned China is rehearsing for a potential invasion of Taiwan during a defense forum over the weekend, prompting a response from Chinese officials.

SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday (May 31) likened US President Donald Trump to Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. In a major speech outlining US strategy in the Asia-Pacific region,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is delivering a speech in Singapore. His address comes as part of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He’s set to begin his speech at around 8:30 p.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Singapore leaders to bolster military ties amid Indo-Pacific tensions.

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.

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