US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the US is seeking to establish a defense cooperation framework with Southeast Asia to counterbalance China. Hegseth proposed formulating a US-ASEAN defense cooperation framework. This is a practical framework to guide cooperation between the two sides over the next few years. The US Department of Defense said that Hegseth is meeting with senior defense officials from Southeast Asian countries with the aim of strengthening deterrence capabilities and expanding the sharing of defense responsibilities in the region.

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