in war Ukraine and China’s increasingly strained relations with the United States, visible in almost every session Shangri-La Dialogue In Singapore, that ended on Sunday after three days of discussions.
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, who made a special speech on the last day of the meeting, said it was up to the United States to improve bilateral ties with his country, as the ties were at a turning point.
Wei, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People’s Liberation Army, said, “We urge the American side to stop defaming and blocking China. Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs. Bilateral relations cannot improve unless That the American side cannot do that.” Representative.
shangri-la dialogue Asiaand this year attracted 575 delegates from 40 countries – including diplomats, defense officials and arms manufacturers.
Austin said in his speech at the meeting on Saturday that there was an “alarming” increase in the number of unsafe and unprofessional encounters between Chinese planes and ships from other countries. He said the US will stand by its allies, including Taiwan.
US-China relations usually dominate the annual meeting in Singapore – held for the first time since 2019 because of the pandemic – but this year, RussiaThe invasion of Ukraine was in the foreground.
Highlights The meeting was addressed via video link by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who warned delegates that his nation’s invasion threatened a rules-based order and put the entire world at risk of famine and food crisis .
Many delegates questioned China’s relations with Russia.
Wei said China supported the peace talks and that Beijing did not provide any material to Russia. Providing weapons and imposing sanctions will not help the situation, he added.
Mea Nuvens, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Wei’s speech was in line with Beijing’s official line on Russia-Ukraine issues.
“He also underlined that China is an ally of Russia and not an ally of Russia and that they have no alliance,” Nouwens said. “They are underlining that at the end of the day, Chinese policy has always been to pursue China’s own interests and not to associate itself with those other countries.”
Russia was not invited to the meeting, which Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Ang Hein said was understandable, although he said “the search for an agreement, the search for common ground, helps the diplomatic effort”.
Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitro Senik told Reuters on Sunday that more weapons were needed to help his country reclaim lost territory from the Russians, and that the government was working on ways to export grain from the country. Was being
“We have established two routes which are helping us in exporting these agricultural commodities,” Senik said. “Those routes aren’t perfect, because it creates some bottlenecks, but we’re trying our best.”
unchanged on taiwan
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” that it says was designed not to capture territory but to destroy the military capabilities of its southern neighbor and capture what it perceived as dangerous nationalists. Is.
Addressing the Taiwan issue, Defense Minister Wei said China’s position on the island, which Beijing views as a province, remained unchanged. He said the Chinese government sought “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan but reserved “other options”.
In Taiwan, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday that the island did not want to close the door to China and was willing to engage in a spirit of goodwill, but on equal grounds and without political preconditions.
South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup told a Singapore meeting that his country would enhance its defense capabilities and work closely with the United States and Japan to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. He said that if South Korea denuclearizes North Korea, it will also help it.
Fiji’s Defense Minister Inia Seruiaratu said the more pressing threats, in the Shangri-La Dialogue, were being ignored for all attention to military matters.
“In our blue Pacific continent, machine guns, fighter jets, gray ships and green battalions are not our primary security concerns,” Ceruiratu said. “The biggest threat to our existence is climate change. It threatens our hopes and dreams of prosperity.”
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, who made a special speech on the last day of the meeting, said it was up to the United States to improve bilateral ties with his country, as the ties were at a turning point.
Wei, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People’s Liberation Army, said, “We urge the American side to stop defaming and blocking China. Stop interfering in China’s internal affairs. Bilateral relations cannot improve unless That the American side cannot do that.” Representative.
shangri-la dialogue Asiaand this year attracted 575 delegates from 40 countries – including diplomats, defense officials and arms manufacturers.
Austin said in his speech at the meeting on Saturday that there was an “alarming” increase in the number of unsafe and unprofessional encounters between Chinese planes and ships from other countries. He said the US will stand by its allies, including Taiwan.
US-China relations usually dominate the annual meeting in Singapore – held for the first time since 2019 because of the pandemic – but this year, RussiaThe invasion of Ukraine was in the foreground.
Highlights The meeting was addressed via video link by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who warned delegates that his nation’s invasion threatened a rules-based order and put the entire world at risk of famine and food crisis .
Many delegates questioned China’s relations with Russia.
Wei said China supported the peace talks and that Beijing did not provide any material to Russia. Providing weapons and imposing sanctions will not help the situation, he added.
Mea Nuvens, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said Wei’s speech was in line with Beijing’s official line on Russia-Ukraine issues.
“He also underlined that China is an ally of Russia and not an ally of Russia and that they have no alliance,” Nouwens said. “They are underlining that at the end of the day, Chinese policy has always been to pursue China’s own interests and not to associate itself with those other countries.”
Russia was not invited to the meeting, which Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Ang Hein said was understandable, although he said “the search for an agreement, the search for common ground, helps the diplomatic effort”.
Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Dmitro Senik told Reuters on Sunday that more weapons were needed to help his country reclaim lost territory from the Russians, and that the government was working on ways to export grain from the country. Was being
“We have established two routes which are helping us in exporting these agricultural commodities,” Senik said. “Those routes aren’t perfect, because it creates some bottlenecks, but we’re trying our best.”
unchanged on taiwan
Russia calls its actions in Ukraine a “special operation” that it says was designed not to capture territory but to destroy the military capabilities of its southern neighbor and capture what it perceived as dangerous nationalists. Is.
Addressing the Taiwan issue, Defense Minister Wei said China’s position on the island, which Beijing views as a province, remained unchanged. He said the Chinese government sought “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan but reserved “other options”.
In Taiwan, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Sunday that the island did not want to close the door to China and was willing to engage in a spirit of goodwill, but on equal grounds and without political preconditions.
South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup told a Singapore meeting that his country would enhance its defense capabilities and work closely with the United States and Japan to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats. He said that if South Korea denuclearizes North Korea, it will also help it.
Fiji’s Defense Minister Inia Seruiaratu said the more pressing threats, in the Shangri-La Dialogue, were being ignored for all attention to military matters.
“In our blue Pacific continent, machine guns, fighter jets, gray ships and green battalions are not our primary security concerns,” Ceruiratu said. “The biggest threat to our existence is climate change. It threatens our hopes and dreams of prosperity.”