The defense secretary annoyed Donald Trump with a favor for Elon Musk. Hegseth’s problems only grew from there.

China's foreign and defense ministries issued angry statements after Hegseth called the People's Republic a "threat" at a ...

China criticized U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his "vilified" remarks in which he said the Asian country poses a ...

China has denounced U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for calling the Asian country a threat, accusing him of touting a ...

China accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of espousing a “Cold War mentality” in a speech “filled with provocations” in ...

China accused Hegseth of vilifying the country with defamatory accusations and criticized him for promoting a Cold War ...

China lodged a protest over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech at a defense forum in Singapore on Saturday, even as ...

China issued a blistering response after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "the threat China poses is real." ...

China criticized the United States on Sunday for having a "Cold War mentality" after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described ...

China has protested to the United States against "vilifying" remarks made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the foreign ...

My job is to create and maintain decision space for President Trump, not to purport to make decisions on his behalf.” ...