'The threat China poses is real,' Pete Hegseth says during Singapore visit

Taiwan

(31 May 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Singapore - 31 May 2025 ++STARTS ON SOUNDBITE++ 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary: "Any attempt by Communist China to conquer Taiwan by force would result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific and the world. There's no reason to sugarcoat it. The threat China poses is real, and it could be imminent, we hope not. But it certainly could be." ++WHITE FLASH++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense