US Defense Secretary Claims China Militarizing Pacific, Pledges Deterrence
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asserted on Saturday that China is undertaking a significant military buildup in the Pacific and vowed to prevent any alteration of the status quo in the South China Sea and the wider Pacific region.
According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated on Saturday that the United States is prepared to thwart any attempts to change the existing status quo in the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Hegseth further claimed that China is currently engaged in its largest military expansion in the Pacific region. The remarks were made without any reference to his country’s military budget or its global ambitions. (Source: Al Jazeera)
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