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China won’t allow cold or hot war in Asia-Pacific, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun says
- In address to Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Dong says his country stands firm against ‘war or chaos’ in region
- Beijing committed to ‘peaceful reunification’ with Taiwan, but ‘Taiwan separatists and external forces’ are undermining that prospect
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China will not allow any country to ignite wars – cold or hot – in the Asia-Pacific region, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun told an international security conference in Singapore on Sunday.
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“We will not allow hegemony and power politics to harm the Asia-Pacific. Nor will we allow geopolitical conflicts, cold wars or hot wars to be introduced into the Asia-Pacific. Nor will we allow any country or any force to create war and chaos here,” Dong said in an address to the Shangri-La Dialogue.
He added that countries in the region had the ability and confidence to solve regional problems.
A day earlier, Dong’s US counterpart, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, told the forum that the United States was committed to improving partnerships and alliances in the region.
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Defence ministers from China and US meet on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
Defence ministers from China and US meet on sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore
Dong and Austin met on the event’s sidelines on Friday in the first face-to-face meeting between the two countries’ defence chiefs since November 2022.
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