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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he came to Asia’s preeminent security forum to talk “tanks, not tariffs.” But for other ...

China calls Pete Hegseth's remarks "deplorable." Hegseth urged Asian allies to step up defense spending. China warned against "interference" in the South China Sea and Taiwan. BEIJING − China ...

Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and China, not only on the trade front, but even when it comes to defense. Over the ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face ...

China on Sunday denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting ...

Paul Fraioli, Senior Fellow for Geopolitics and Strategy at IISS, joins CNA's Arnold Gay on the sidelines of the Shangri-la ...

China has criticized the United States for escalating tensions. Pete Hegseth called China a threat at a security conference.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in Asia, where he spoke at a defense summit in Singapore over the weekend. And he gave a stark warning about China's threat to the status quo in the region.

After US military allies in Europe were torched by Vice President JD Vance in March over military spending, free speech and ...

The US defence secretary’s speech has helped to address, but will not silence, lingering questions about the Trump ...