The remarks at the Chinese Defense Ministry's month-end press conference were a direct response to recent testimony given by ...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned of China posing an "imminent" threat to Taiwan, while urging Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific allies that the U.S. is standing with them against increasing military pressure from China.

U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth on Wednesday stressed the role of regional partners in the Pentagon's bid to counter an ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.

By attacking Iran, President Trump has shown he is willing to engage in a distant war. This raises questions in Beijing about ...

Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S. "is preparing for war, to deter war." ...

China criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his remarks in which he said the Asian country poses a legitimate threat in the Indo-Pacific.

China has objected to Hegseth calling it a threat in the Indo-Pacific region, the ministry added, describing his comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31 as "deplorable".

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are meeting in China's eastern city of Qingdao, amid US and Israeli strikes on Iran and an uncertain Middle East ceasefire. The summit is also a venue ...

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) pulled no punches on Wednesday in grilling Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his management of the U.S. military and was left stunned by his response on whether or not he ...