Wei is scheduled to deliver a speech on China’s place in the Indo-Pacific region on the final day of the conference and will take questions afterwards, while his American counterpart will speak a day earlier.
(May 22): Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe will address top diplomats at an upcoming summit in Singapore in a speech that could be pivotal amid rising tensions between the US and China.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) announced the late addition Monday to a roster of ranking officials that includes US Acting Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan attending the three-day IISS Shangri-La Dialogue from May 31.
