US-China friction to take centrestage as Shangri-La Dialogue resumes in Singapore


Chinese Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe will deliver a speech on Sunday on China's vision for regional order in the Asia-Pacific - Reuters

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Asia's top security summit returns to Singapore this weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus, with the first face-to-face meeting between American and Chinese defence leaders and Russia's invasion of Ukraine among the most anticipated items on the agenda.

Observers expect the Shangri-La Dialogue, organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), to shed light on the United States' and China's thinking and posture in relation to the region.

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