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“Western Europe might take note.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hailed stable US ties with China and praised allies in Asia, while taking swipes at longstanding partners in Europe, during a speech at a defense forum in Singapore. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Full speech from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Summit, where he spoke about US-China ties, noted the importance of the Pacific region for US security, and took swipes at European members of the NATO alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)