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China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue
Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun is set to skip the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore for the second year in a row, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Instead, China will send a lower-level People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation to Asia’s premier defence forum which will open on...
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What happenedChina defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue.
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China defence chief Dong Jun tipped to skip this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue
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