Beijing normally sends its defense minister to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore but is unlikely to this year.

The first step came on April 30th when Mr Hegseth issued a memo to the army. The force had two simple priorities, he wrote: defend the homeland and deter China in Asia. The army was told to expand its ...

The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed Undersecretary of Defense ... reorient the DoD away from the Middle East and toward the Asia-Pacific region to counter the growing threat of China.

Ever since Donald Trump nominated Pete Hegseth to be secretary of defense, critics have called the former Fox News weekend host the most underqualified person to ever hold the position.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth led a Christian prayer service at the Pentagon on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a ...

Pete Hegseth’s predecessor as defense secretary ... but their focus will be in Asia-Pacific or in the Pacific,” Mr. Umerov said. “They’re still participating in U.D.C.G. They are providing ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's Minister of National Defense Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo ...