Dr. Huang Yonghong, the Minister of Defense of Singapore, called on national defense institutions and troops to be in contact with countries, which is essential for reducing misjudgment and accidental risks.
Huang Yonghong's speech at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum on Tuesday (October 31) emphasized that in the next 10 years, the most important task of all security heads is to avoid physical conflicts in Asia.
He said: "What happened in Europe and the Middle East must not happen here. Conflicts in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East will be disastrous to the world at the same time. No matter what the reason, no matter what the cause is, in Asia, in Asia, in Asia, in Asia, in AsiaThe outbreak of physical conflict will be devastating.
Huang Yonghong pointed out that the strategic competition between China and the United States is one of the core problems of this generation. China and the United States will continue to be economic and military powers, and the differences between the two countries in ideology, political and value systems will always exist.
In terms of geopolitical influence, Huang Yonghong pointed out that China ’s dominating G2 in Asia and the United States in the west of Guam is a fantasy, which cannot be a reality.Huang Yonghong reminded, "Whether it is the United States or China, the world will not become better."
He said: "We need a powerful United States and a powerful China to effectively respond to global challenges. To improve the relationship between the two parties, the political determination and efforts of the two countries are needed."
The Beijing Xiangshan Forum is hosted by China. For the first time this year, the forum resumed offline after the crown disease epidemic. Participants include defense ministers and high -level representatives of the military in the United States, Russia and other countries.
