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 ...

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Hegseth threatens China with ‘devastating consequences,’ Ukraine peace talks resume after Russia suffers devastating blow, ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he came to Asia’s preeminent security forum to talk “tanks, not tariffs.” But for other ...

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

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

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