David Rising

5 days ago | chron.com | Tara Copp |David Rising

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore,Saturday, May 31, 2025. Anupam Nath/APU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore,Saturday, May 31, 2025. Anupam Nath/APFrench President Emmanuel Macron, left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth talk during the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, Friday, May 30, 2025.

5 days ago | ncnewsonline.com | Tara Copp |David Rising

He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan. China has conducted numerous exercises to test what a blockade would look like of the self-governing island, which Beijing claims as its own and the U.S. has pledged to defend. kAmr9:?2VD 2C>J “:D C6962CD:?8 7@C E96 C62= 562=[” w68D6E9 D2:5 :? 2 <6J?@E6 DA6649 2E 2 D64FC:EJ 4@?76C6?46 :?

5 days ago | telegraphherald.com | Tara Copp |David Rising

He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan. China has conducted numerous exercises to test what a blockade would look like of the self-governing island, which Beijing claims as its own and the U.S. has pledged to defend. China's army “is rehearsing for the real deal,” Hegseth said in a keynote speech at a security conference in Singapore.

5 days ago | post-gazette.com | David Rising |Tara Copp |Annie Ma |Collin Binkley

SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan.

5 days ago | katu.com | Tara Copp |David Rising

TOPICS:ChinaIndo-PacificHegsethMilitaryTaiwanAlliesDefenseThreatsU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China, while insisting that they also contribute more to their own defense. He said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly in its aggressive stance toward Taiwan.