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Pete Hegseth: “China's military harasses Taiwan.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Pete Hegseth's Address at the 22nd ISS Shangri-La Dialogue on U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Published | Video Starts at 25:10

We are watching very closely China's destabilizing actions and any unilateral attempt to change the status quo in the South China Sea in the first island chain by force or coercion is unacceptable. Every day you see it. China's military harasses Taiwan. These activities have been paired with China's rapid military modernization and build up, including huge investments in nuclear weapons, hypersonics and amphibious assault capabilities. (25:10–25:13)

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