For the first time in six years, China has other arrangements for the Shangri-La Dialogue, is there no chance for the defense ministers of China and the US to meet?
Foreign media Financial Times claimed that China's defense minister may not attend the new session of the Shangri-La Dialogue, while the US defense minister has confirmed his attendance. If this information is true, it means that the first meeting between the defense ministers of China and the US under Trump's administration is still far from sight. In fact, in the past few months, the two sides have not even had a phone call.
Instead, France and Germany's defense ministers had already met during China's defense minister's visit to Europe and reached a consensus on strengthening practical exchanges and cooperation between the two militaries.
In addition, since 2019, China's defense minister has never missed the Shangri-La Dialogue. Now, if China indeed has other arrangements, it will certainly surprise many people. However, the Financial Times is just speculating. Everything should be based on the official announcement from the Chinese side.
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