美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯在香格里拉对话会上发表讲话时采取了较为温和的态度，与其去年将中国称为威胁的言论相比，此次他避免了直接将中国列为威胁。
海格塞斯批评了中国的军事扩张，但并未将其定义为主要威胁。他表示，美国和更广泛的太平洋地区对于当前的安全环境有着清醒的评估。
他补充说，由任何霸权国家主导的太平洋地区都将破坏区域权力平衡。他还表示，美国应对这一挑战的方式并非进行不必要的对抗，而是采取一种审慎且果断的立场。
在去年的同一活动上，海格塞斯曾称中国构成的威胁是现实存在的，并指出习近平已下令中国人民解放军要在2027年之前具备攻击台湾的能力。这一立场转变发生在此次习近平与唐纳德·特朗普会晤之后。
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