Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China over tariff threats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared early Wednesday that the US is “prepared” to go to war with China, hours after alarming threats from Beijing in response to President Trump’s stiff new tariffs.

“We’re prepared,” Hegseth said on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” in response to China saying it was “ready to fight” any “type of war.”

“Those who long for peace must prepare for war,” Hegseth said, stressing it was important to “be strong.”

“That’s why we’re rebuilding our military. That’s why we’re re-establishing deterrence in the warrior ethos. We live in a dangerous world with powerful, ascendant countries with very different ideology.”

“They’re rapidly increasing their defense spending, modern technology, they want to supplant the United States,” the defense sec continued.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says US is ‘prepared’ to go to war with China over tariff threats

America is prepared to go to war with China, Defense Secretary Hegseth warned Wednesday — after the Chinese government threatened to fight to the end against Trump’s stiff new tariffs.

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[Margery]

This is finally speaking a language of diplomacy that China CAN understand- trade! They will always throw a fit and sound as threatening as possible. The key is to make it clear that this won't work. They better get back to the table and agree to the new terms (like Canada, Mexico and the rest of the world).

 

[Tall Timbers]

They will always throw a fit and sound as threatening as possible. The key is to make it clear that this won't work.

They've (China) been sabre rattling and threatening a lot of other countries for a long time now. I think these despotic leaders get a little blind with everyone around them in their country bowing to them... Trump won't be bowing to any political leader.