{"id":151769,"date":"2025-06-01T08:12:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T08:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-hegseth-warns-of-imminent-china-threat-urging-asia-to-upgrade-militaries-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T08:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T08:12:13","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-hegseth-warns-of-imminent-china-threat-urging-asia-to-upgrade-militaries-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-hegseth-warns-of-imminent-china-threat-urging-asia-to-upgrade-militaries-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Hegseth warns of \u2018imminent\u2019 China threat, urging Asia to upgrade militaries – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Singapore summit, US defense secretary says Beijing could be preparing to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. Key US politics stories from Saturday 31 May at a glance
Pete Hegseth has called on Asian countries to increase their military spending to increase regional deterrence against China which was \u201crehearsing for the real deal\u201d of taking over Taiwan<\/a>.
The US defense secretary, addressing the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, reiterated pledges to increase the US presence in the Indo-Pacific and outlined a range of new joint projects.
\u201cIt has to be clear to all that Beijing is credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to sugar coat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent.\u201d
Hesgeth said Donald Trump\u2019s administration had pushed European countries to boost their defensive spending<\/a>, taking on a greater \u201cburden\u201d of responding to conflicts in their region, and it was time for Asian nations to do the same.
The defense secretary, who in March was revealed to have told a Signal group chat that Europe was \u201cpathetic\u201d and \u201cfreeloading\u201d<\/a> on US security support in the region, told the Singapore conference it was \u201chard to believe\u201d he was now saying this but Asian countries should \u201clook to allies in Europe as a newfound example\u201d.
\u201cDeterrence doesn\u2019t come on the cheap \u2026 time is of the essence.\u201d
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\u201cThey are an act of economic self-harm that will only hurt consumers and businesses who rely on free and fair trade,\u201d Farrell said.
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Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 30 May 2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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