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Inside War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Trip to Singapore

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said American relations in the Indo-Pacific are stronger than ever after he crossed the ocean to meet with his counterparts in Singapore. 

Hegseth spoke at the Shangri-La Dialogue conference, an Asia security summit, in Singapore, and held bilateral meetings with Indo-Pacific leaders on issues facing the region. The Daily Signal joined Hegseth in the press pool. 

Hegseth landed in Singapore early Friday morning local time. 

‼️@SecWar is on the ground in Singapore for the Shangri-la Dialogue conference. He will be meeting with various Indo-Pacific leaders. Local time is 3:41 am. @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/I860CU3UO7— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) May 28, 2026

‼️@SecWar is on the ground in Singapore for the Shangri-la Dialogue conference. He will be meeting with various Indo-Pacific leaders. Local time is 3:41 am. @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/I860CU3UO7

 A few hours after landing, he jumped into physical training with American troops on the USS Boxer docked in Singapore. 

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In the early afternoon, Hegseth met with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who welcomed him back to the country and acknowledged the United States has “many preoccupations,” including the situation in the Middle East. He added that the U.S. has “significant interest in this part of the world.”

Hegseth responded that the U.S. is a “country with global obligations, but very much a focus in this region.” 

Hegseth then commenced his meetings with regional leaders, starting with a bilateral with Vietnam’s deputy prime minister and minister of national defense, General Phan Van Giang.

They discussed deepening the defense relationship and opportunities to expand cooperation in the maritime domain, including through unmanned capabilities. 

.@SecWar begins his bilateral meeting with Vietnam’s General Secretary Lam and minister of defense. @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/mMncCRk1PL— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) May 29, 2026

.@SecWar begins his bilateral meeting with Vietnam’s General Secretary Lam and minister of defense. @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/mMncCRk1PL

Hegseth thanked Vietnam for being a stabilizing force in the region. 

“We have a lot of ways we can build upon this partnership, which our defense teams have talked about with your leadership and the leadership of President Trump,” Hegseth said, “that I think demonstrates to the world that two countries who just a few decades ago had differences look at the world today with mutual respect and respect for sovereignty and our people and commit to new paths........

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