Shangri-La Dialogue

Shangri-La Dialogue

China Beijing. Photo: BSS

The great Indo-Pacific hedge - deeper defence ties as US doubts grow and China ascends

At Asia's premier defence forum on Saturday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth pressed regional partners to shoulder more of the security burden

Delegates view U.S Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's speech on a screen at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore May 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Caroline Chia

'Where is China?' ask delegates at Asian defence forum

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the US and Australia, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Europe bristles at US proposals at Asian gathering, India-Pakistan hostility on show

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

China accuses US's Hegseth of 'vilifying' remarks at security forum

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during a tour of the Sheffield Forgemasters site, where steel used in defence programmes including a future fleet of nuclear-armed submarines is manufactured, in Sheffield, Britain, July 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/Pool/File Photo

Australia's defence minister urges greater military openness from China

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Pentagon chief warns of imminent China threat, pushes Asian allies to hike defence spending

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meets with Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US defence chief looks to woo allies in Asian security forum debut

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, Singapore, June 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Chinese defence minister, Ukraine's Zelenskiy dominate Asian security conference

Gurkhas stand guard at the entrance of the venue of the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 2, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo

US-China, wars, and South China Sea likely to dominate Asian security meeting