{"id":716,"date":"2026-05-27T03:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/05\/27\/china-defence-chief-dong-jun-tipped-to-skip-this-years-shangri-la-dialogue\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T03:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T03:32:43","slug":"china-defence-chief-dong-jun-tipped-to-skip-this-years-shangri-la-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=716","title":{"rendered":"China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year\u2019s Shangri-La Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"layout layout--onecol\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--content\">\n<section data-title=\"Leaderboard  01 Article\" class=\"block block-ad-entity block-ad-displayleaderboard-01-article clearfix\">\n<div class=\"block-title\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id=\"ad-entity-nAlMVSwUm6A\" class=\"ad-entity-container not-initialized\" data-ad-entity=\"lb01_mobile\" 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Dong Jun tipped to skip this year\u2019s Shangri-La Dialogue<br \/>\n  <\/h1>\n<div class=\"content-detail__description\">\n<p>The regional security forum opens on Friday (May 29) in Singapore with no official word yet on who will lead the Chinese delegation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"layout layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--75-25\">\n<div class=\"layout__region layout__region--first\">\n<section data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\">\n<figure data-title=\"Hero Emphasis\" class=\"figure block detail-hero-media block-mc-hero-emphasis block-hero-emphasis clearfix\" data-img-id=\"\">\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" 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class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p>BEIJING: Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun is set to skip the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/china-shangrila-dialogue-sld-security-dong-jun-absence-5160381\">second year in a row<\/a>, according to two sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, China will send a lower-level People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation to Asia\u2019s premier defence forum which will open on Friday (May 29) and continue until Sunday, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the 23rd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, which brings together defence ministers, military chiefs, diplomats and analysts to debate regional security challenges and hold bilateral meetings.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s defence ministry did not respond to a request for comment and has yet to announce its delegation for this year\u2019s forum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-games 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Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The forum has long been regarded as a platform for Beijing to articulate its security positions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/china-rejects-groundless-accusations-shangri-la-dialogue-says-it-opposes-unilateralism-hegemonic-bullying-5161251\">respond to concerns from other countries<\/a>, particularly amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Discussions during the dialogue are also expected to touch on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/world\/marco-rubio-says-offensive-stage-iran-us-war-over-6102281\">United States and Israel\u2019s military operation against Iran<\/a>, now in its third month, although the forum\u2019s agenda remains primarily focused on regional security issues.<\/p>\n<p>Dong\u2019s absence would mark the second consecutive year that China\u2019s defence minister has skipped the event, breaking with a three-year streak of ministerial attendance before 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href=\"\/asia\/china-shangrila-dialogue-sld-security-dong-jun-absence-5160381\"><br \/>\n      <span>Why isn&#8217;t China&#8217;s defence minister attending Shangri-la Dialogue, and how will it affect Sino-US ties?<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/asia\/china-rejects-groundless-accusations-shangri-la-dialogue-says-it-opposes-unilateralism-hegemonic-bullying-5161251\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--Ikq0LbEs--\/c_crop,h_729,w_1296,x_148,y_33\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/05\/31\/_WAL7705.JPG?itok=Np2goNXA\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/asia\/china-rejects-groundless-accusations-shangri-la-dialogue-says-it-opposes-unilateralism-hegemonic-bullying-5161251\"><br \/>\n      <span>China rejects &#8216;groundless accusations&#8217; at Shangri-La Dialogue, says it opposes unilateralism, hegemonic bullying<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/singapore\/usa-singapore-shangri-la-dialogue-defence-security-china-embassy-south-china-sea-5158451\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dam.mediacorp.sg\/image\/upload\/s--_-aGfYc3--\/c_crop,h_500,w_888,x_202,y_0\/c_fill,g_auto,h_98,w_175\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1\/mediacorp\/cna\/image\/2025\/05\/29\/usembassysingapore.jpg?itok=lVIc8KBh\"><br \/>\n                <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"media-object__content\">\n<div class=\"media-object__body\">\n<div class=\"list-object\">\n<h6 class=\"h6 list-object__heading\">\n<a class=\"h6__link list-object__heading-link\" href=\"\/singapore\/usa-singapore-shangri-la-dialogue-defence-security-china-embassy-south-china-sea-5158451\"><br \/>\n      <span>US Embassy head: Largest, &#8216;most robust&#8217; Shangri-La Dialogue delegation in years signals Indo-Pacific commitment<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"text-long\">\n<p>Last year, the Chinese delegation was led by Hu Gangfeng, a PLA major general and vice-president of the National Defence University. It remains unclear who will lead China\u2019s delegation this year and it is still possible that Dong could attend.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Chinese defence ministers have faced mounting pressure at the forum over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/east-asia\/china-wang-yi-taiwan-firmly-oppose-separatists-reunification-5755216\">Beijing\u2019s increasingly assertive military activities<\/a> in the region.<\/p>\n<p>At last year\u2019s dialogue, Hegseth accused China of seeking to \u201cfundamentally alter the region\u2019s status quo\u201d, remarks that Hu dismissed as \u201cgroundless\u201d and aimed at inciting confrontation.<\/p>\n<div>Meanwhile, Beijing has attached increasing importance to its own <span>Xiangshan Forum<\/span>, launched in 2006, as its answer to the Shangri-La Dialogue and a platform for presenting China\u2019s security positions.<\/div>\n<p>Dong\u2019s attendance at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2024 marked his first major international appearance since becoming defence minister in late 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He replaced Li Shangfu, who was then placed under investigation amid the country\u2019s anti-corruption efforts in the military. China announced earlier this month that Li received a suspended death sentence after being found guilty of corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Dong\u2019s absence would also mean a potential meeting between the Chinese and US defence chiefs may not take place on the sidelines of this year\u2019s forum, as such talks typically occur when both sides attend, such as in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/east-asia\/trump-xi-summit-china-melania-trump-out-elon-rubio-entourage-6118351\">Hegseth travelled to Beijing with US President Donald Trump<\/a> earlier this month, where he was seen briefly exchanging remarks with Dong.<\/p>\n<p>Also during the summit, which was aimed at stabilising bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping told Trump that the two countries should make good use of military communication channels.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s defence ministry later said it was willing to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and to \u201cstrengthen communication and dialogue\u201d with Washington.<\/p>\n<p>During his meeting with Trump, Xi also said Taiwan remained the most important issue in bilateral relations and warned Washington to handle the matter with the \u201cutmost caution\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/east-asia\/china-us-military-pressure-taiwan-claims-distortion-6057736\">Taiwan issue<\/a> is expected to be among the key topics at this year\u2019s dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/east-asia\/china-military-drills-taiwan-japan-5725831\">sent military aircraft near the island<\/a> on an almost daily basis in recent years and has conducted four large-scale military exercises since William Lai Ching-te took office in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The forum also comes amid continued tensions in the South China Sea, where Beijing has overlapping territorial claims with several Southeast Asian nations. Tensions with Manila, marked by repeated clashes between Chinese and Philippine vessels, have been particularly high.<\/p>\n<p>Vietnamese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at this year\u2019s dialogue on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was first published on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/military\/article\/3354871\/china-defence-chief-dong-jun-tipped-skip-years-shangri-la-dialogue\"><em>SCMP<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"referenced-card\">\n<h4 class=\"h4 h4--related-block\">\n<div>Related:<\/div>\n<\/h4>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"media-object\">\n<div class=\"media-object__figure\">\n  <a class=\"link\" href=\"\/singapore\/shangri-la-dialogue-police-security-advisory-motorists-6140181\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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