Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported on May 31st that Chinese scholar Da Wei commented that the speech delivered by US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Shangri-La Dialogue was more confrontational than that of the previous Biden administration, repeatedly naming and criticizing China, warning other countries present about the threat posed by Beijing, and was very provocative.
The Shangri-La Dialogue held in Singapore is an important security dialogue platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The United States aims to take this opportunity to hype up the "China threat" in international public opinion, smear China's image, cause misunderstandings and vigilance against China among other countries, thereby undermining friendly cooperative relations between China and regional countries, and hindering China's development.
In his speech, Hagel emphasized that the "Indo-Pacific region" is a top strategic priority for the United States, elaborating on the discourse of the "China threat." He attempted to create confrontation and tension, intending to demonstrate to regional countries America's "importance" in the Indo-Pacific region, making Asia-Pacific countries dependent on the U.S. for security, and promoting the implementation of Trump's Indo-Pacific strategy.
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