Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defense and former Fox News host, articulates a stark view of China as a looming threat, declaring, "We are preparing for war." He addresses the geopolitical tensions in the Asia-Pacific and the US military's strategy in the region. The discussion critiques Washington's efforts to frame China as an aggressor while assessing the complexities of alliances, especially regarding Taiwan. Hegseth's hawkish stance raises questions about America's imperialistic motivations in its foreign policy.
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US Prepares for Asia-Pacific War
The US is aggressively preparing for potential war with China to maintain its hegemony in the Asia-Pacific region.
Despite the distance, the US claims permanent presence in the Indo-Pacific through military alliances and bases.
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Contrasting Views on China's Role
Pete Hegseth demonizes China as a communist aggressor threatening regional stability.
This rhetoric contrasts with China's long-standing claims of opposing hegemony and military conflict.
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China's Anti-Hegemony Stance
China consistently states it does not seek hegemony or imperialism, opposing these policies historically.
Even US scholars recognize China does not want hegemony; the US accuses China of the very acts it pursues.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered an extremely hawkish speech in which he demonized China as a "threat" and said, "We are preparing for war". Ben Norton analyzes the top Trump admin official's aggressive remarks at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit. He explains the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region, and Washington's unsuccessful attempt to pressure countries to join its new cold war on Beijing.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLOTTVI_LAA
US defense secretary declared 'holy war' on China, left & Islam: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/03/07/us-defense-secretary-hegseth-overthrow-china-crusade/
Is war on China coming? The US military is seriously preparing: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/04/28/us-military-war-china-silicon-valley/
Topics
0:00 (CLIPS) US defense secretary speech
0:30 US military prepares for war
1:05 (CLIP) "We are preparing for war"
1:25 Trump admin's war threats
1:55 (CLIP) Trump "will never hesitate to" use force
2:13 (CLIP) "Deterrence" and war
2:24 Shangri-La Dialogue 2025 summit
2:41 Asia-Pacific region
3:59 (CLIP) USA is "here to stay" in "Indo-Pacific"
4:19 US empire seeks hegemony
4:50 (CLIP) Pentagon says China is a "threat"
5:11 Pete Hegseth, extremist US "crusader"
6:31 Myth of Chinese "hegemony"
7:24 (CLIP) Hegseth on China "threat"
8:01 China opposes hegemony
9:34 China doesn't want hegemony
10:33 US pressures Asia to cut ties with China
11:17 (CLIP) USA opposes "economic cooperation"
11:47 Taiwan
13:05 (CLIP) Hegseth on Taiwan
13:32 Hegseth's hawkish rhetoric
13:56 (CLIP) US "warfighters" and "warfighting"
14:31 US military budget of $1 trillion
14:40 (CLIP) Trump boosts US military spending
15:02 Military interventions
15:32 (CLIP) USA tells Asia: Join us against China
15:48 US divide-and-conquer strategy is failing
16:23 China, Japan, South Korea cooperate
16:47 Trump's tariff threats
17:25 RCEP trade deal
17:55 ASEAN-GCC-China summit
18:36 India
18:43 (CLIP) Hegseth on US-India partnership
19:00 India-China relations
20:24 Philippines volunteers to be Ukraine of Asia
21:21 US military bases and missiles in Philippines
21:51 Militarization of first island chain
22:48 Regional non-alignment
23:19 Philippines and Australia
24:40 Colonialist Monroe Doctrine
25:03 (CLIP) Hegseth threatens Panama Canal
25:31 US imperialism is bipartisan
26:03 Biden official praises Trump's China policy
27:02 Republicans vs Democrats
27:39 US empire says war is peace
28:32 (CLIP) USA doesn't seek encirclement?
28:45 US "grand encirclement plan" for China
29:34 Biden admin's China policy
30:02 (CLIP) Antony Blinken on China containment
30:15 Imperial hypocrisy
31:05 Cold War Two
31:54 Silicon Valley profits from war preparations
32:15 Outro
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