China’s Defense Minister to Skip Singapore’s Flagship Security Forum for 2nd Year

China’s Defense Minister to Skip Singapore’s Flagship Security Forum for 2nd Year China’s top diplomat will not attend Asia’s premier defense forum in Singapore this week. The country will be represented by Maj. Gen. Meng Xiangqing, a professor, instead of Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun. This marks the second consecutive year the defense minister has missed the event, which includes regional defense chiefs.

• China’s top diplomat will not attend the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
• Maj. Gen. Meng Xiangqing will lead the Chinese delegation.
• This is the second year in a row Defense Minister Adm. Dong Jun will be absent.
• The forum gathers regional defense chiefs from numerous countries.