China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Deputy Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo (R), welcomes U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific region, to a meeting on the sidelines of the 12th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Asia Security Summit: The Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore June 2, 2013. REUTERS/Edgar Su
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officials came ready to talk at a major regional security forum over the weekend, surprising delegates with a new sense of openness at a time when Beijing is making strident claims to territory across Asia's seas.
No one expected any resolution of disputes over maritime boundaries, accusations of Chinese cyber-espionage, Beijing's suspicions about the U.S. "pivot" to Asia or other prickly issues at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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