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Hegseth commits US to defense of Pacific territories against China

> US Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth has reaffirmed the Trump administration’s defense commitments to America’s Pacific territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands and that any attack on them would be an attack on the mainland.

> Hegseth touched down in Guam from Hawaii on Thursday as part of an Indo-Pacific tour, [..] in which he is seeking to shore up traditional alliances to counter #China https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/pacific/guam-china-hegseth-03272025211828.html
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to service members at the Defense Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. Mar. 25, 2025.

 (DOD/Madelyn Keech via Reu