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Trump accuses China of violating US tariff truce ft.com/content/51e80c…

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth warns that Chinese military action against Taiwan “could be imminent” at #ShangriLaDialogue defence forum in Singapore (IISS News #SLD25) ft.com/content/bee0be…

. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth “Any attempt by communist China to conquer Taiwan by force will result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There's No reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real and could be imminent.”

Demetri I suspect that three things in the speech will make news: 1) “Imminence” of threat to Taiwan 2) Call for Asian allies to spend 5% 3) Direct language on “Communist China”

Yes. But that is not what he said. I report what people say and leave the interpretation to folks like you Paul 😉

Hegseth’s comments appear at odds with previous US officials who say the risk is rising quickly but an attack is not imminent.

To those unnamed people messaging to ask if I did push ups with Hegseth this morning, the answer should be clear 😉 #SLD25

Oy, oy.

Hegseth said European military presence in the Indo-Pacific might help influence Chinese actions in the region but the US wants Europe to focus on its own region where it has a comparative advantage.

. Zack Cooper perspective on Hegseth’s response re Europe and the IndoPacific. IISS News #SLD25

Pete Hegseth says Chinese military action against Taiwan ‘could be imminent’ Our updated story from the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore IISS News #SLD25 ft.com/content/bee0be…

Just waking up in Europe or US? This is what US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said about China while you were sleeping #sld25

Just waking up in the US and interested in China/Taiwan? Read this 👇

In an interview EU top foreign policy official Kaja Kallas pushes back against the idea that European nations should be less concerned about the Indo-Pacific and focus more on the Euro-Atlantic region.

Admiral Davidson coined the “2027 Davidson window.” General Minihan and others created their own timelines. Secretary Austin said conflict not “imminent or inevitable.” Admiral Paparo closed the “Davidson window.” Now, it appears, DoD is back to warning of imminence of conflict.

“A drinker’s case against drinking” via my Financial Times colleague ⁦⁦Janan Ganesh, Esq.⁩ #Discuss Janan - I have one counter argument. But we need to discuss it in a bar 😉 on.ft.com/43G68Dk

Our Hegseth story has been very well read but as an Irishman I’m shocked that it has been beaten by the No 1 story below 😎

And 1/3 of the CMC gone AWOL.