U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers' High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussainl/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. urges ASEAN to be firm in countering China

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. What You Need To Know U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urges Southeast Asian nations to strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s actions…

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US defense secretary urges Southeast Asia to counter China's actions

US defense secretary urges Southeast Asia to counter China’s actions

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Speaking at a meeting in Malaysia with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hegseth reiterated U.S. concern…

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APEC leaders wrap up summit after Trump and Xi reach truce in trade war | Business and Economy News

APEC leaders wrap up summit after Trump and Xi reach truce in trade war | Business and Economy News

Gyeongju, South Korea – Asian and Pacific Rim leaders have pledged their support for trade and investment that “benefits all”, concluding a summit dominated by an agreement between the leaders of the United States and China to call a truce in their trade war. The declaration by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on Saturday…

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Canada’s Carney and China’s Xi Jinping take step towards mending ties | Trade War News

Canada’s Carney and China’s Xi Jinping take step towards mending ties | Trade War News

Relations nosedived in 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and have remained rocky ever since. The leaders of China and Canada have taken a step towards mending the long-fractured ties between their countries with a meeting in South Korea during the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canadian Prime Minister Mark…

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