China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, right, greets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, as he sits across from Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen during the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, right, greets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, as he sits across from Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen during the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
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Security forum shows China-US tension can be eased by talking

  • The defence chiefs of both countries finally met face to face at the Shangri-La Dialogue and calls for better communication, not sabre-rattling, were the result

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Updated: 1:28am, 14 Jun, 2022

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China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, right, greets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, as he sits across from Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen during the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, right, greets US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, as he sits across from Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen during the ministerial roundtable luncheon at the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS
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