Particle.news
Download on the App Store
8 ARTICLES
·
23h ago

Hegseth Visits Singapore to Rally Allies at Shangri-La Dialogue

The defense chief will outline a shared vision for regional stability in his plenary remarks on Saturday.

Chinese minister of national defense Dong Jun attends a meeting at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, April 14, 2025. Minh Hoang/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles attends the Lest We Forget sunset tribute on the eve of ANZAC Day at Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to the press at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on May 28, 2025. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Pete Hegseth arrived in Singapore Wednesday to attend the annual Shangri-La Dialogue and reinforce US engagement in the Indo-Pacific region.
  • He is scheduled to meet Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and other senior officials and convene multiple multilateral sessions with Southeast Asian defense counterparts.
  • Officials from the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines are in discussions to hold a four-way defense ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the summit.
  • South Korea’s acting Defense Minister Kim Sun-ho will skip the forum due to the June 3 election, with Deputy Defense Minister for Policy Cho Chang-rae attending instead.
  • This trip builds on earlier steps including upgrading the US command in Japan into a war-fighting headquarters and deploying a new missile system to the Philippines.