Beijing normally sends its defense minister to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore but is unlikely to this year.

United States Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth will visit Singapore to speak at the Institute of International Security ...

The shift would demote an office that until earlier this year had become one of the most important in the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with El Salvador's Minister of National Defense Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo ...