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How US defence chief Hegseth softened his tone towards China after Xi-Trump meeting
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth adopted a softer tone towards China at the Shangri-La defence forum compared to the previous year. He avoided mentioning Taiwan in his speech and took a cautious approach to US arms sales to the island, following the meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing.
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