WORLD_ Hegseth Vows US Support for Indo-Pacific Allies, Warns of ‘Imminent’ China Threat

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Hegseth Vows US Support for Indo-Pacific Allies, Warns of ‘Imminent’ China Threat 

The defense secretary says the United States does not seek conflict with China but will ‘fight and win decisively’ if deterrence fails.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks in the first plenary session entitled “United States’ New Ambitions for Indo-Pacific Security” during the 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on May 31, 2025. Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images 

By Aldgra Fredly 
5/31/2025 Updated: 5/31/2025


Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged on Saturday that the United States would continue to support Indo-Pacific allies in maintaining peace and stability, as he warned of an imminent military threat from China. 

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Hegseth said that China is making credible preparations to use military force to change “the balance of power” in the Indo-Pacific, noting that while nobody knows what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will do in terms of Taiwan and its other neighbors in the Indo-Pacific, “the U.S. and its allies must nonetheless be ready with urgency and vigilance.” 

The CCP, which has never ruled Taiwan, considers the self-governed island to be a renegade province and has never ruled out the possibility of using force to control it. 

Hegseth warned that any attempt by Beijing to seize the democratically-ruled island could potentially result in “devastating consequences” for both the region and the world. 

“There’s no reason to sugarcoat it: the threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent,” he said.

Hegseth urged Indo-Pacific nations to increase their defense spending to bolster military capabilities, citing NATO members’ commitment to spend 5 percent of their gross domestic product on defense. 

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