U.S. Defense Secretary Stresses Importance of Indo-Pacific Alliances

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized the importance of Indo-Pacific alliances ahead of his first trip to the region, where he will visit the Philippines and Japan. Before leaving Hawaii, he said U.S. allies should "do their part as well."

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00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hexeth says the U.S. will work with Indo-Pacific allies to

00:05counter Chinese aggression in the region.

00:09We will work with our allies and our partners to deter the communist Chinese and their aggression

00:16in the Indo-Pacific.

00:18Full stop.

00:19Hexeth made the comments at a security conference in Hawaii and called on allies to also, quote,

00:25do their part as well.

00:27Hexeth comes ahead of his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as Defense Secretary.

00:31He is set to meet top Philippine leaders to discuss tensions in the South China Sea before

00:35heading to Japan.

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