{"id":1539391,"date":"2025-06-02T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1539391"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:20:00","slug":"gabbard-says-us-speech-at-shangri-la-summit-shows-commitment-to-peace-in-indo-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/gabbard-says-us-speech-at-shangri-la-summit-shows-commitment-to-peace-in-indo-pacific\/1539391\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabbard Says US Speech At Shangri-La Summit Shows Commitment To Peace in Indo-Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabbard Says US Speech At Shangri-La Summit Shows Commitment To Peace in Indo-Pacific<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, said on May 31 that the United States\u2019 message<\/a> to Indo-Pacific partners at the Shangri-La Summit was a message of peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe overarching message is very consistent with what President Trump has been speaking about throughout his administration and his term in office, which is that he wants to be the president of peace,\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Gabbard told<\/a> Fox News from the summit.<\/p>\n

She said the region contains many nations, each with complex histories, cultures, and needs that are full of nuance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are over 40 countries who are present here, over 500 people, and that dialog, that diplomacy, that increasing of understanding between us as countries, is what is essential towards making progress towards that peace and stability, reducing the likelihood of misunderstanding, miscalculation and decisions being made based on either bad information or really just not understanding. Hey, what is the nuance that we need to see here that we may not be catching through the headlines?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a speech outlining the United States\u2019 vision for the Indo-Pacific on May 31, emphasizing its \u201cpeace through strength,\u201d approach.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hegseth said that the United States is intending to build relationships with other nations that are of mutual benefit and respect for sovereign interests, and not of moralizing or dependency.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not here to preach to you about climate change or cultural issues. We\u2019re not here to impose our will on you. We\u2019re all sovereign nations. We should be able to choose the future we want to build,\u201d he said. \u201cOn this shared foundation of mutual interest and common sense, we will build and strengthen our defense partnerships to preserve peace and increase prosperity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He shared the United States\u2019 own commitment to defense, touching on initiatives such as the Golden Dome missile defense system<\/a> and a 13 percent increase in defense spending, and reiterated the expectation that partner nations shore up their defenses as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are engaging with, enabling, and empowering our allies\u2014sometimes with tough love, but love nonetheless,\u201d he said. He added that the United States\u2019 insistence that NATO allies own more of their own security has freed up the United States to focus on the Indo-Pacific, \u201cour priority theater.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

These partnerships of \u201cmutual interest\u201d mean ambitious joint defense training as well as resilient supply chains for everyone,<\/strong> Hegseth said.<\/p>\n

The defense secretary also called out the Chinese communist regime, highlighting its aggression in the Indo-Pacific, its attempts to \u201cweaponize\u201d the Panama Canal, the spy balloon it flew<\/a>\u00a0over the United States, cyberattacks on United States\u2019 and other nations\u2019 critical infrastructures, war games around Taiwan, among other aggressive actions. He also pointed out the absence of China\u2019s defense minister from the summit.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina seeks to intimidate you in your own waters,\u201d he said. Hegseth reiterated that the United States did not \u201cseek conflict,\u201d but will not \u201cbe pushed out of this critical region … and be subordinated and intimidated.\u201d<\/p>\n

He acknowledged many Indo-Pacific nations see a need to balance their relationships with both China and the United States, but suggested the status quo would not hold.<\/p>\n

\u201cA threat gathers,\u201d <\/strong>he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that many countries are tempted by the idea of seeking both economic cooperation with China and defense cooperation with the United States. Now, that is a geographic necessity for many,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut beware of the leverage that the CCP seeks with that entanglement. Economic dependence on China only deepens their malign influence and complicates our defense decision space during times of tension.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 06\/02\/2025 – 07:20<\/span><\/p>\n

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