China criticized the United States on Sunday for having a "Cold War mentality" after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described ...

The US defence secretary called on Asian countries to boost defence spending and work with the US to deter war.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to resist China's plans to "dominate ...

China objected to Hegseths characterization of it as a threat in the Indo-Pacific, terming his remarks deplorable and aimed ...

“Mr. Hegseth repeatedly smeared and attacked China and relentlessly played up ... is spiking among some Asian countries as they respond to a darkening security outlook by broadening their ...

At the same time, he said that “Communist China will not invade Taiwan on [President Trump’s] watch.” Hegseth didn’t offer details on how the U.S. might respond to Chinese aggression ...

Hegseth, speaking for the first time at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, underlined that the Indo-Pacific region was a ...

The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent,” Hegseth said ... also allowed Beijing’s military chiefs to directly respond to the keynote speech from the US defence secretary ...

Australia’s defence strategy has put too much stake on getting nuclear submarines that would not be delivered until the 2040s ...