Hegseth In Singapore, Warns Of China

SINGAPORE (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China. Hegseth spoke on Saturday at the Asian Defense Summit in Singapore. He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing. Hegseth said China is no longer just building up its military forces to be able to take Taiwan by 2027, it’s “actively training for it, every day.” He said the threat China poses “is real — and it could be imminent.”