China accuses Pete Hegseth of sowing division in Asia in speech ‘filled with provocations’ | China | The Guardian

"No country in the world deserves to be called a hegemonic power other than the US itself, who is also the primary factor undermining the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific," it said...

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