Foreign media outlets indicated that China clearly has its own considerations! It is highly likely that the Chinese defense minister will not attend this time! With only two days left before the opening of the Shangri-La Dialogue, foreign media noticed that China has yet to announce who will lead its delegation. In response, Singapore's United Daily News published an article stating that Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will not be attending the meeting this year, and this news is most likely true. However, foreign media believe that China clearly has its own considerations. Foreign media pointed out that first, from China's perspective, the Shangri-La Dialogue is evidently a Western-dominated venue, and the organizers deliberately highlighted the atmosphere of confrontation between China and the United States, which is not what China expects. Second, the US Secretary of Defense Hagsees holds an unfriendly attitude towards China, and the US clearly intends to incite regional countries to confront China on the South China Sea issue. Such verbal sparring face-to-face lacks meaning for China. Third, foreign media believe that although the trade war has been temporarily put on hold, Sino-US relations remain very tense. China had long predicted that the US attitude of suppressing China would not change. We have no motivation to meet with the US Secretary of Defense Hagsees. Therefore, foreign media believe that lowering the level of participation in the dialogue can not only dilute the confrontation between China and the US but also avoid getting involved in unnecessary verbal confrontations. This may be China's most important consideration. What do we think about this analysis by foreign media? Undoubtedly, it makes sense. In fact, from our perspective, dialogues should be handled with goodwill and pragmatism, eliminating differences through communication and reaching consensus. However, neither the organizer nor the US shows such intentions. Therefore, adopting a cold approach is the correct choice. Of course, even if we lower the level of attendance, this does not mean that we are not paying attention to this forum. If the US intends to make unfriendly remarks at such forums to undermine regional peace and stability, we will definitely respond accordingly. In defending our interests, we will not hesitate, and the US should not misjudge this. [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/773e15f846934dbaaa380f7ce1d50e02~tplv-obj:1200:672.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1833418851228682&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1756252800&x-signature=qe4s6AqcVeZ2wo46Dri7cVyCW8Q%3D] [Image: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/7dda02183a73432e9036685ef39fd533~tplv-obj:999:742.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1833418851228682&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1756252800&x-signature=aLfYAw%2BD7bq3oS9qTrryw1vmAwQ%3D] Original article: [https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833418851228682/](https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833418851228682/) Disclaimer: The article solely represents the author's personal views.