Warning comes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Philippines and Japan with pledges to boost defence cooperation.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described Japan on Sunday as indispensable for tackling Chinese aggression and said ...

The United States will ensure "robust, ready and credible deterrence" in the Asia-Pacific, including across the Taiwan Strait ...

The US Defence Secretary stressed that the alliances are “iron-clad” and the “cornerstone of peace and security”. Read more ...

On a trip to Tokyo, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said the US and Japan need to maintain a strong relationship to deter China's "military aggression." ...

TOKYO – U.S. Forces Japan has begun reorganizing into a “warfighting headquarters,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said ...

The US is reorienting its military strategy to focus primarily on deterring a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a memo signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth showed. The memo also called ...

The United States plans to establish a new "war-fighting base" in Japan to bolster its military presence in the Asia-Pacific ...

“America is committed to sustaining robust, ready and credible deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, including across the Taiwan ...

He praised Japan as an "indispensable partner" in countering what he called "communist Chinese military aggression", and ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to upgrade the U.S. military command in Japan, an "indispensable" country against Chinese aggression.

Mr. Hegseth said after meeting Japanese leaders in Tokyo that the U.S. is creating a new “warfighting headquarters” to better ...