U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China's ...

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth called on Southeast Asia to strengthen cooperation in maritime surveillance including the use of ...

Defense secretary praises U.S.-China relations but says better communications needed to “deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise.” ...

The US has condemned China’s claim over Scarborough Shoal, urging ASEAN nations to stand firm against Beijing’s growing ...

The United States Secretary of Defense proposed to ASEAN defense ministers the building of shared maritime domain awareness and said China had shown a lack of respect and threatened their territorial ...

India’s emphasis on rule of law and freedom of navigation in the IndoPacific is not against any country, but to safeguard ...

Li last visited Australia in 2024 on a trip that marked a stabilisation in ties between the US ally and the world's second-biggest economy.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense said Friday he told his Chinese counterpart during talks in Malaysia that Washington would ...

The US president also sought to mend ties with Southeast Asian nations that have leaned closer toward Beijing as Trump took aim at their economic growth engines ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought Chinese President Xi Jinping's help in efforts to resume talks with nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea on Saturday, while Xi told Lee he was willing to ...