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Hegseth Vows to Resist China ‘Hegemony’ Amid ‘Frightful alarm’ in Southeast Asia

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

SINGAPORE—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States wants to maintain the “status quo that has enabled extraordinary growth and opportunity” in Asia. 

“What we seek, and what the president has constantly articulated, is a genuinely stable equilibrium that works for Americans as well as our allies,” Hegseth said. “A favorable but durable balance of power, in which no state, including China, can impose its hegemony and hold the security or prosperity of our nation and our allies in question.” 

Hegseth spoke Saturday morning at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference in Singapore, where Indo-Pacific leaders gather to discuss issues facing the region. For the second year in a row, no high-ranking officials from China attended. 

“When we look across the region today, there is frightful alarm regarding China’s historic military buildup and the expansion of its military activities in the region and beyond,” Hegseth said. 

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