Commentary
In a snub to Washington, Beijing relegated U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to meet with China’s No. 3 military official.
Asia’s most important security summit, the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, was held in Singapore on June 10–12. Attendees included the defense ministers of the United States, China, Australia, Japan, South Korea, France, Fiji, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states.
Burma (commonly known as Myanmar) was excluded because of accusations against the coup leaders for committing crimes against humanity.
The event was called off in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. This year’s Shangri-La Dialogue marked the first meeting between Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe….