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US Defence Secretary Joins Trump on China Trip in Rare Diplomatic Move

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The article describes a diplomatic visit with no concrete commercial mechanism. No specific product/commodity price impact, supply chain disruption, or company margin effect is mentioned. The event is too early-stage and lacks operational business impact details.

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  • US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth accompanied President Trump on a state visit to China, first such trip since 1972.
  • Bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
  • Hegseth recently testified on a record US$1.5 trillion military spending request.
  • Visit occurs amid US-China tensions over military competition, trade disputes, and regional security (South China Sea, Iran).

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