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By Gregor Stuart Hunter, Rae Wee and Jun Yuan Yong, Reuters
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a plenary session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on 30 May 2026.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of "rightful alarm" over its rapid military buildup.
Hegseth, speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia's premier forum for defence leaders, militaries and diplomats, said on Saturday (local time) that stronger, more self-reliant allies are key to deterrence.
