Singapore – The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is Asias most prominent security summit in addition to being a hotspot of diplomatic competition
Singapore – The Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore is Asia’s most prominent security summit, in addition to being a hotspot of diplomatic competition. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and several other American officials have been engaged in sideline talks with leaders of Asian countries aimed at weaning them away from both Russia and China. Chinese officials, led by China’s Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe, also have been actively meeting with other Asian leaders to put across their points of view. Wei had separate meetings with the leaders of Singapore and South Korea. China’s main plank is Asia Pacific unity, without permitting an outside force like the U.S. to ‘interfere’ in their internal affairs. Secretary Austin met separately with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Friday. After the meeting, Singapore’s defense ministry issued a significant statement indicating the island nation would continue its close alliance with the U.S.
‘They exchanged views on geopolitical developments and regional security issues and agreed on the importance of the U.
