US Defense Secretary Says No Country Should Dominate Pacific Region
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that neither China nor any other country should become a hegemon in the Pacific region. According to Hegseth, the United States is working to maintain a stable balance of power in the strategically important area. The comments reflect ongoing US efforts to counter China's growing military and economic influence in the Pacific, where Beijing has been asserting territorial claims and expanding its naval presence. The Pacific region has become a key theater of strategic competition between the world's two largest economies, with implications for global trade routes and regional security arrangements.