Inside US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Asia visit

In his telling, America’s goal in the region is “a favorable but durable balance of power in which no state, including China, can impose its hegemony and hold the security or prosperity of our nation and our allies in question.” Washington, he said, will pursue that vision with “strength that is disciplined, resolve that is steady, and leadership that is confident enough to speak and walk softly while carrying a big stick.”