Pentagon chief Hegseth says US 'here to stay' in Indo-Pacific
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the United States is "back" in the Indo-Pacific region and "here to stay."
"America is proud to be back in the Indo-Pacific -- and we're here to stay," he said in a speech at a major security forum in Singapore, calling the region "our priority theatre."
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