Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is delivering a speech in Singapore. His address comes as part of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025, hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
He’s set to begin his speech at around 8:30 p.m.
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The Department of Defense said Hegseth will discuss the agency’s “vision for the Indo-Pacific region with regional defense ministers, underscoring its vital importance to U.S. interests.”
Eyes are largely on China in the Indo-Pacific region, which the U.S. views as a rising belligerent power looking to expand its influence at the cost of the U.S.