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US Offers Prescriptions Against a Hegemonic China

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US Offers Prescriptions Against a Hegemonic China
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on June 22, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned U.S. allies and partners about the hegemonic and malign threat from communist China as “real” and potentially “imminent.” He said that “China seeks to become a hegemonic power in Asia,” and warned that “Economic dependence on China only deepens their malign influence and complicates our defense decision space during times of tension.”
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
Author
Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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