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PM Ishiba: “I met with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh🇧🇩. Cooperation with Bangladesh, which faces the Indian Ocean, is vital for realizing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. In the security field, we reached (1/2)

This is an incredibly BIG deal. For decades, USFK has been focused on North Korea exclusively, but now, Trump admin seems to be carving off some focus for China. Senior defense official: "We are prioritizing deterring China. That is one of our stated priorities. It is

US Sec Def Hegseth made several Taiwan-related comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue, but one stuck out: "President Trump has also said that Communist China will not invade Taiwan on his watch. Our goal is to prevent war, to make the cost too high and peace the only option."

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 “We do not seek conflict with communist China. We will not instigate nor seek to subjugate or humiliate. President Trump and the American people have immense respect for the Chinese people and their civilization. But we will not be pushed out of this critical region

. 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.”

If you want peace - prepare for war. Some of my takeaways from keynote from SecDef Pete Hegseth on Indo Pacific security at Shangri-La Dialogue2025. US will significantly invest in it’s military capabilities&will remain the most lethal force globally. Europe stepped up&

A great thread by Zack Cooper who’s in the room. 👍🏼👇🏼

And the big winner of SecDef's SLD speech is...Taiwan. He didn't quite commit to defending the island, but he did say: "Any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world." thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth-p…

India’s military confirmed for the first time that it lost an unspecified number of fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan in May, while saying the four-day conflict never came close to the point of nuclear war. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“When I saw the military convoy, hundreds of vehicles entering the city, some with Chinese lettering, I was angry and overwhelmed by grief,” he said. “I thought of all the soldiers who gave their lives to take the city, and how those lives were wasted.” nytimes.com/2025/05/30/wor…

India’s military confirmed for the first time that it lost an unspecified number of fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan in May. Anil Chauhan, chief of defense staff of the Indian Armed Forces, spoke to Bloomberg TV on Saturday, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in

This 5% figure is going to be a zombie number that plagues us for years. Emerging agreement is 3.5% on core defence spending, & 1.5% on defence-adjacent spending: domestic resilience, cyber-security and so on. Some of what was previously in the 2% target will move to the 1.5%.

Finland’s defence minister: Russia will highly likely continue strengthening and developing its armed forces, and hybrid warfare in all the domains…China has enabled Russia’s war effort in Europe.” Points to “intensifying hybrid ops” incl cable sabotage in Europe and Asia.

“If you’ve got a ship parked over a cable … you’ve got to take action.” Says NZ def min. Says NZ has attributed cyber attacks. “Important to get out there and say this is what’s happened and this is who’s done it….if people don’t like us doing it, suggest they stop doing it”

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

Hegseth doing US a disservice here. Chinese mil now so active that small scale quarantine could be done with v little warning. But that’s not true of an invasion. And if you tell people now “imminent” you have tougher job persuading people when you really do have indications.

If you reject unilateralism, bullying and aggression. If you choose instead cooperation, shared prosperity and security, the EU will always be by your side. My speech at Shangri-La Dialogue ↓

I asked India’s defence chief Gen Chauhan what lessons he’d offer Adm Paparo on Chinese hardware and munitions. He says India will look at lessons—“how did it play out, what were the shortcomings”—but “a lot of work still needs to be done” on drawing insights from the crisis.

Chauhan says when he joined army the key was fitness and firing. “Today a large numbers of soldiers in infantry battalions must be able to fly drones.” Says India’s Agnipath recruitment system of four year periods of service produces “young people with fresh thoughts and minds”.