US defense secretary warns China poses ‘real and imminent’ threat to Indo-Pacific stability

SINGAPORE — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning at a major international security forum on Saturday, calling China’s military threat “real and imminent” while urgingSINGAPORE — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning at a major international security forum on Saturday, calling China’s military threat “real and imminent” while urging