The Shangri -La dialogue entered the 20th year this year. President Halima had a dinner at the Presidential Palace on June 3 to receive the National Headquarters, Ministers, Senior Officials, Military Leaders and Defense Experts who attended the Xianghui.She said that Singapore is honored to become the host of this event, and to promote a frank and open conversation between the major national defense leaders and senior officials.When relations between the United States and China are increasingly tense and the situation of the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea heating up, as an important international platform for all parties to communicate with military security topics, the role of incense will undoubtedly be more critical.With the development of the situation, the importance of incense will be increasingly prominent.

Dr. Huang Yonghong, the Minister of Defense, was interviewed by media at home and abroad on June 4th. When summarizing the Shangri -La dialogue this year, he pointed out that the current regional situation against the establishment of Xianghui 20 years ago seemed wise and worth it.At that time, China had just joined the World Trade Organization shortly, and it was still in the stage of reform and opening up into the global economy. The United States was fully focused on the anti -terrorism battlefield of September 1, a harmonious relationship between the great powers, the international economic and trade cooperation in full swing, and maintained basic mutual trust between the great powers.Thanks to the annual interaction of the Shangri -La Hotel in Singapore for 20 years, countries have trained the methods and tacit understanding of military communication. Now they can come in handy.

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Xianghui and Japan can be seen from multiple angles.The scale of this Xianghui is huge, and there are more and more invited participants, and more and more people enter the door.A total of 571 main representatives of 54 countries attended, including 34 officials, and the organizers must print 4,738 famous brands for participants; staff and security guards also have a total of 1,679.Due to the large number of international media in Xianghui, the organizer no longer allows text reporters to enter the venue. It can only watch live broadcasts in the media center. The space in the media center has doubled.In addition, a 121 meeting was officially held at the incense venue.

The speech of the US -China Defense Speaking at the conference and the interaction of each other continued to become the focus of attention from all parties.A few days before the Xianghui held, the United States accused a Chinese J-16 fighter jet intercepting an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft in the South China Sea in the South China Sea;It also means that when the US warships crossed the Taiwan Strait on June 3, the Chinese warships violated the rules of the international waters and carried out unsafe sailing near the US warships. The two warships were only 137 meters away from the closest.The American Defense Minister Austin announced that the United States did not seek conflict or confrontation, but would not shrink in front of bullying; he also warned that once a military conflict occurred in the Taiwan Strait, the consequences would be devastating.China Defense Director Li Shangfu reiterated that Taiwan's subject is the Beijing Red Line and China seeking a relationship with the establishment of a new type of great power in the United States.

Although the two have not held bilateral meetings, their public speeches and questions, as well as the formal and private exchanges between the two countries' participants on other occasions, can help repeatedly show their opinions and bottom lines to avoid the other party's mistakes.The judgment caused an unexpected military conflict of the gunfire.In this sense, the value of the incense will be more prominent.As long as all parties are willing to continue to communicate and maintain the sincerity of maintaining precious and peaceful environment, the meaning of the incense will naturally become more and more important.Although Xianghui does not have any substantial binding power as a forum, the public speech by the military representatives of various countries plays a hint of some informal international commitment, which can reduce irrational behavior.

For Singapore, the person in charge and experts in the international military field gathers Lion City, on the one hand, to improve Singapore's international reputation, and on the other hand, it also gives Singapore the opportunity to promote national defense relations with various countries.Huang Yonghong and Austin and Li Shangfu dinner at the same table, and met each other to discuss bilateral cooperation, as well as the development of military connections with Japan, Australia and even the traditional five -nation -defense member states, which has no disadvantages to strengthen national security.At the same time, Singapore also expresses its own point of view with the help of the incense platform.Huang Yonghong expressed concern at the Northeast Asian situation at the last venue on June 4, and encouraged China to take a more active actions in the process of consultation in the South China Sea Code.

Xianghui was sponsored by the Institute of International Strategy of the British Think Tank. 21 years ago, the first Xianghui opened in Singapore. After that, in addition to the suspension of 2020 and 2021, it was held at the Shangri -La Hotel in Singapore every year.EssenceAs a small country, it is difficult for Singapore to control the increasingly severe regional security situation. However, it provides platforms and other practices for holding a platform for the annual fragrance meeting and provides rare communication areas to various countries.The Russian War shows that the peace that people are familiar with are not for granted.By continuously reducing the risk of war, it is in line with the common interests of Singapore and all countries.