Why is China skipping a major Asian security summit?

A major Asian security forum is taking place in Singapore — where U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will make his debut — but China's defense minister is skipping out, instead sending a lower-level academic delegation. Reuters Singapore chief correspondent Xinghui Kok reports from the Shangri-La Dialogue.

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Post from Reuters on May 30, 2025

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