US EditionHegseth Says U.S. Ready to Share Tools to Help Allies Counter ‘Aggressive’ China
- Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth announced support for Southeast Asian countries against China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea during meetings in Kuala Lumpur.
- Hegseth proposed building shared maritime domain awareness among ASEAN defense ministers and stated that China threatened territorial sovereignty.
- He emphasized that the U.S. is eager to share military capabilities with allies to ensure they are not individually targeted by aggressive actions.
- Hegseth mentioned the importance of monitoring China's behavior while ensuring U.S. dialogue with China continues.
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Hegseth Says U.S. Ready To Share Tools To Help Allies Counter ‘Aggressive’ China
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats.On a second day in Kuala Lumpur packed with meetings that included multilateral talks with allies Australia, Japan and the Philippines, Hegseth proposed to ASEAN defence ministers the building of shared mari…
Hegseth says U.S. ready to share tools to help allies counter ‘aggressive’ China
Hegseth’s remarks came a day after the armed forces of Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and the U.S. held a drill in the South China Sea, a patrol that a Chinese military spokesperson said “seriously undermined peace and stability”.
Hegseth Says US Ready to Share Tools to Help Allies Counter ‘Aggressive’ China
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats. On a second day in Kuala Lumpur packed with meetings that included multilateral talks with allies Australia, Japan and the Philippines, Hegseth proposed to ASEAN defense ministers the building of shared mar…
Pentagon announces joint task force with the Philippines for areas that include South China Sea
The announcement comes the same day War Secretary Pete Hegseth met with his counterpart, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, for a gathering of ASEAN defense ministers.
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