Dong’s absence meant there was no face-to-face meeting with his US counterpart, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth, who had the floor to himself on Saturday when he told the defence forum that the ...

Pete Hegseth warns Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ‘imminent’ - China has conducted numerous exercises to test what a ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington will bolster its defenses overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as ...