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Chinese defence university delegation to attend Shangri-La Dialogue

By Thomson Reuters May 28, 2026 | 2:45 AM

BEIJING, May 28 (Reuters) – A Chinese delegation from ​the People’s Liberation ‌Army National Defence University will attend Asia’s premier security ‌forum, ​the ⁠Shangri-La Dialogue, to ⁠be held in Singapore from May 29 to ​31, the Chinese defence ministry ⁠said ⁠on Thursday.

The defence ​university’s Meng Xiangqing ​will head the Chinese ‌delegation, the ministry’s spokesperson Jiang Bin told ⁠a press conference on Thursday. This marks ⁠the ‌second year ⁠the Chinese Defence ​Minister ‌Dong Jun ​will be ⁠skipping the event.

(Reporting by Shi Bu and Liz LeeEditing by Tomasz ​Janowski)