"You may have even seen Kneecap at 2000trees before, this will be their third visit after all. But headlining the main stage this summer is going to be something else entirely.
"That was the call of the Philippines. That is the call of Lithuania, Latvia, the smaller countries who have a way of life that values freedom and dignity of the human being.""And with a way of life that we don't want the deep state looking over our shoulders or being scared of what we say," he said, referring to China.
On Saturday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hadand accused Beijing of becoming a "hegemonic power" in the region.China has vigorously attacked Hegseth in two separate statements, with the latest posted on its Foreign Ministry website early on Sunday.
It said that Hegseth had "vilified China with defamatory allegations, and falsely called China a 'threat'."No country in the world deserves to be called a hegemonic power other than the US itself, who is also the primary factor undermining the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific."
Earlier in the defence summit,
for Europe to be a new ally to Asia.He added: "This Justice Department will not tolerate foreign repression on US soil, nor will we allow hostile nations to infiltrate or exploit our defence systems."
If found guilty, Mr Miller could face up to 20 years in prison for violation of the Arms Export Control Act, and 10 years for smuggling.Court documents detail how the men allegedly solicited the procurement of US defence articles, including missiles, air defence radar, drones and cryptographic devices for unlawful export to China.
Mr Cui and Mr Miller are said to have discussed with two individuals - identified as "Individual 5" and "Individual 6" in court documents - how to export a cryptographic device from the US to China.Items the men allegedly discussed using to smuggle the technology include small electronics, a blender and a motor starter.