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US Defense Secretary to address key Asia security summit

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Pete Hegseth, the US Defence Secretary, is scheduled to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier annual defense summit, in Singapore. This year's event will also feature defense ministers from Australia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Qatar. Notably, China's Defense Minister Dong Jun will not be attending for the second consecutive year. AI

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US Defense Secretary to address key Asia security summit

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Raymond Ma,Neil Denslow ·

    Hegseth at Asia defence gathering, China-EU tensions, Computex

    US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will address Asia’s main annual defence gathering on Saturday, with US allies perhaps hoping to avoid a repeat of last year’s ticking off. Hegseth’s morning speech will be the main event at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, particularly as Ch…

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