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

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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth warned China was a potentially imminent’ threat.

China ’s ministry of foreign affairs condemned his words, which it said were “filled with provocations and intended to sow division” The statement also pushed back at the claim that China was trying to become a “hegemonic power” in the region.