US media have caught on, and US media claimed that the level of the Chinese delegation sent this time was surprisingly low! On June 2nd, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivered a tough speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue. However, US media then turned their tone to point out that China only sent a senior military scholar with the rank of one-star navy major general to lead the delegation to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue this year. US media stated that this might be the lowest-level head of the Chinese delegation in nearly twenty years. Obviously, the fact that China's delegation attended at such a low level took the US by surprise as well. In fact, the Shangri-La Forum began in 2002, and this year marks its 22nd session. This is almost the lowest level ever since the forum started. Compared to the US's emphasis on the event, China's indifference has left the US somewhat uncomfortable. From the American perspective, this is after all a forum that Americans value. Therefore, US media believe that China did not send its defense minister this time to avoid any unexpected interactions that could potentially cause friction with Western counterparts like Hagel. Thus, China deliberately made such an arrangement. However, from our point of view, US media must have misunderstood the situation. In fact, we lowered the level of participation not only because the organizers were unfriendly towards us but also because we had no intention of engaging in any military contact with the US. Does the US really think we would be interested in having face-to-face verbal sparring with them? For us, this is just a waste of time. If such occasions could increase understanding, reach consensus, and promote peace, China would definitely attach importance to it. Clearly, US media only noticed our cold response but do not fully understand how we perceive the issue. To some extent, this also indicates that the roles played by China and the US on the international stage have fundamentally changed, and the US has been moving further away from the role of safeguarding peace and stability. Original text: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833830006512650/ Disclaimer: The article solely represents the views of the author.