US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered on Saturday a speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore , during which he outlined US foreign policy goals for Asia. Hegseth told the defense summit that the United States seeks a "stable equilibrium" in Asia. He added that no country — including China — should be able to establish unquestioned dominance over the region. "What we seek... is a genuinely stable equilibrium that works for Americans as well as our allies — a favorable but durable