China's foreign and defense ministries issued angry statements after Hegseth called the People's Republic a "threat" at a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would take military action to stop China from invading Taiwan, outlining a ...

China issued a blistering response after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "the threat China poses is real." ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his first Senate appearance since his January ...

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 ...

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

China criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "vilified" remarks in which he said the Asian country poses a ...

China lit up the U.S. government on Sunday after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue in ...

Pete Hegseth is sounding the alarm on China. “There’s no reason to sugarcoat it,” President Donald Trump’s defense secretary ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers an address at the Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on May 31, 2025.Mohd Rasfan—Getty Images Reporter China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Hegseth focused his warning on Beijing’s stance toward Taiwan, making the stakes clear for the broader region. “To be clear: ...