United States(US) Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Beijing poses a real and potentially imminent threat to Taiwan, calling for an increase in defence spending.
He spoke at the Shangri-La defence forum in Singapore. In turn, China accused the US of trying to provoke trouble in the ks-Pacific region.
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Hegseth also echoes the WC spending demand he made of European allies earlier this year.
John Healey, the UK defence secretary, says he expects spending on national defence to reach 3% of GDP by the end of the next parliament.
Author: Maureen Ikpeama