A team from China’s People’s Liberation Army National Defence University will represent the nation at a major Asian security conference scheduled for this weekend in Singapore, according to an announcement from Beijing’s defense ministry on Thursday.
The delegation will be led by Meng Xiangqing from the defense university, ministry spokesperson Jiang Bin announced during Thursday’s press briefing. The group will participate in the Shangri-La Dialogue, considered Asia’s most important security summit, running from May 29 through May 31.
This will be the second consecutive year that Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has chosen not to participate in the high-profile international gathering.
