The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (May 29) that China rejected the US Minister of Defense to meet during the Shangri -La dialogue in Singapore.
The 20th Shangri -La dialogue will be held in Singapore from June 2nd to 4th.In a statement written to the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon said that the US Department of Defense invited Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Defense Li Shangfu in early May to meet with the US Defense Chief Austin in Singapore. "China has rejected our invitation on Sunday evening."
Statement said that the US Department of Defense believes that open communication "ensure that competition will not evolve into conflict."
The White House National Security Council spokesman Cerbin revealed last week that the work of arranging Austin and Li Shangfu to perform dialogue continued.
The Chinese Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that Li Shangfu will be from May 31st to June 4th.= _blank> invited to attend the Shangri -La dialogue and visit Singapore .During the meeting, Li Shangfu spoke on the conference on the issue of "China's New Security Initiative" and met with the head of the relevant national delegation.During the new visit, Li Shangfu will hold a meeting with the Singaporean government and the leaders of the defense department.
The Shangri -La dialogue is a multilateral forum initiated by the British Institute of Strategic Research and supported by the Singapore Government in 2002, named after being held at the Shangri -La Hotel in Singapore each year.Affected by the popularity of crown diseases, the Shangri -La dialogue in 2020 and 2021 was canceled.
