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Created: 2025-06-01 07:11:34 UTC

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that China is preparing to invade Taiwan. Hegseth made the comments at a global defence meeting in Singapore. Chinese officials rejected the allegations as 'defamatory'.

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