It will be impossible to meet! US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has confirmed his attendance at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, but it is highly likely that he will not meet with our defense minister! On May 24th, according to a report by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, the newspaper stated that the US Defense Secretary would attend the Shangri-La Dialogue and deliver a speech. The US confirmed its attendance, but there are reports suggesting that our defense minister may not attend this year's dialogue.
Obviously, the focal point of concern for all countries attending the Shangri-La Dialogue is whether the military forces of China and the United States can achieve dialogue. However, from the current situation, it seems that the US Defense Secretary will not have the opportunity to meet with us. We are unclear about whether the US has any intentions to meet with us. From our perspective, we completely lack motivation to meet with the US.
In fact, since Chuck Hagel came to power, the attitude of the US military toward us has been very unfriendly. Previously, Hagel claimed that China was building an army specifically designed to destroy the US, expressing hostility towards us in his words. During visits to Japan, the Philippines, and other countries, Hagel repeatedly emphasized the importance of the US-Japan and US-Philippines alliance in the Indo-Pacific region, attempting to dominate regional affairs, exacerbate military confrontation, and incite provocations by the Philippines and other countries against us.
Currently, Philippine vessels 3002 and 3003 have illegally intruded into the waters near the Zhuyi Reef and Tieshi Reef in the Nansha Islands without permission, organizing illegal landing activities and colliding with our coast guard ships. Under the deliberate destruction of regional stability by the US, we are unlikely to have any motivation or willingness to engage in dialogue with them. If the US uses such dialogues to spread unfriendly rhetoric targeting us and stirs up regional tensions, we will not treat them politely.
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