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How US defence chief Hegseth softened his tone towards China after Xi-Trump meeting

South China Morning Post 30 May 2026 1h ago
How US defence chief Hegseth softened his tone towards China after Xi-Trump meeting
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth softened his tone towards China in his speech on Saturday to the Shangri-La defence forum compared with the previous year. Speaking two weeks after the meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing, Hegseth also adopted a cautious stance on US arms sales to Taiwan when questioned about the highly sensitive issue and did not mention the island a
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