According to X account @clashreport, US Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth stated in public comments that China, as a near-peer competitor to the United States, is currently carrying out what may be the largest military buildup in world history. Hegseth emphasized that this assessment is not exaggeration but a judgment based on objective facts.
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2026-10-14 14:55 · Hegseth on China: We've got a near-peer adversary who's building a military, the most historic military buildup, potentially in world history. That's not hyperbole. That's just an objective truth. htt…
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US Secretary of Defense Nominee Hegseth Says China Is Undertaking the Largest Military Buildup in History
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