Hegseth Sounds China Alarm at Shangri-La, Urges Allies to Boost Defense

🐉 INDO-PACIFIC — China alarm from a SecDef whose forces are pinned in the Gulf. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Hegseth raising China's buildup at Shangri-La while CENTCOM holds Hormuz on Day 92 exposes the core US problem: two theaters, one military. The "boost spending" call is less strategic counsel than a confession — Washington needs allies because it can't deter Beijing and Tehran simultaneously. Every minister in that room heard that gap.