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Hegseth says U.S. and Panama will "take back" canal "from China's influence"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces "ongoing threats" as he singled out China during a visit to the ...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touts 'historic' deals to deter 'Chinese influence' in Panama Canal
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in ...
Hegseth Says China Threatens the Panama Canal, Drawing Fiery Response From Beijing
The U.S. Defense Secretary’s remarks at a ribbon cutting for a new American-financed dock triggered a fiery response f.
Hegseth’s Good Cop, Bad Cop Approach to Allies Shows China Focus
Pete Hegseth’s message to American allies on his first two overseas trips as US defense secretary could not have been more ...
Pete Hegseth hails ‘warrior ethos’ between US and Japan at Iwo Jima memorial on 80th anniversary
Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we ...
US, Panama ‘taking back’ canal from ‘China's influence,’ says Hegseth
Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal ...
As Trump, defence chief Hegseth eye record US$1 trillion for military, should China worry?
Cool heads will prevail, analysts say, even as proposed US military spending boost amid a bruising tariff tit-for-tat prompts ...
Beijing bristles at Hegseth’s call to deter or defeat Chinese threat in Western Hemisphere
HEGSETH: ‘THE ERA OF CAPITULATING TO CHINESE COERCION IS OVER’: Despite President Donald Trump’s bombastic threats to reclaim ...