Why this Shangri-La Dialogue is big for a defence minister, three countries and world peace

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This year’s Shangri-La Dialogue is significant due to pressing global issues including US-China relations, China-Taiwan tensions, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Myanmar unrest, US role in the Indo-Pacific, maritime security and Middle East tensions read more China's newly appointed Defence Minister Dong Jun inspects honour guards as part of the third Singapore-China Defence Minister's Dialogue at the Ministry of Defence in Singapore on 30 May, 2024. Reuters With every passing edition, Shangri-La Dialogue has increasingly become China-centric reflecting the country’s growing influence and the global concern over its strategic actions. While the dialogue addresses a broad range of security issues in the Asia-Pacific...