“The most dangerous thing is not to communicate and as a result to have a misunderstanding and miscommunication,” Blinken said on Wednesday at a press conference in Sweden. “While we have a real competition with China, we also want to make sure that doesn’t veer into conflict and the most important starting point for that are regular lines of communication.”
Archiv: Shangri-La Dialogue (IISS Asia Security Summit)
US accusation of Chinese intercept of US spy plane aims to hype ‘China threat’ theory at Shangri-La Dialogue: experts
The incident took place shortly before the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, a major defense forum in the Asia-Pacific region to be held from Friday to Sunday in Singapore.
In response, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei said in a statement on Wednesday that while China values China-US military ties and bilateral military interactions are not suspended, dialogue can’t take place without principles and communication can’t happen without a bottom line.
USINDOPACOM Statement on Unprofessional Intercept of U.S. Aircraft over South China Sea
A People‘s Republic of China J-16 fighter pilot performed an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver during the intercept of a U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft, May 26, 2023. The PRC pilot flew directly in front of the nose of the RC-135, forcing the U.S. aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence. The RC-135 was conducting safe and routine operations over the South China Sea in international airspace, in accordance with international law.
It is too late to find understanding with Russia – Zelensky
„We respect international law, we respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each state. But please do not forget that the war is being waged on our soil. This is a war on our land. Therefore, we put pressure on Russia, on our land. There is no longer any need to reassure the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation. It is too late. We needed preventive sanctions, when we had to talk to them on a daily basis, implement specific financial and economic sanctions before a full-scale invasion,“ he said on Saturday, speaking at the 19th Asian Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit.
„Now there is no gray area. If you are for peace now, then you support Ukraine, if you support this particular war, then you find mutual understanding with Russia. That is all.
US, China defence chiefs spar over Taiwan but agree to keep talking
The defence chiefs of the United States and China stuck to divergent views on Taiwan during their first in-person meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue on Friday (June 10), but also agreed to hold more talks.
The highly anticipated encounter between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe lasted an hour, double the time allocated. The two men had their first conversation on the phone in April.
Nordkorea-Konflikt: Japan bleibt misstrauisch
Der japanische Verteidigungsminister Itsunori Onodera hat die Weltgemeinschaft ermahnt, an Sanktionen gegen Nordkorea festzuhalten. Das Land habe sich in der Vergangenheit nicht an Vereinbarungen gehalten, warnte Onodera auf einer Sicherheitskonferenz in Singapur.
Security forum opens in Singapore amid focus on N. Korea
Asia‘s key defense forum opened in Singapore on Friday, with North Korea‘s nuclear issue high on the agenda, at a time when regional security faces a potential turning point.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue comes amid cautious optimism about a historic breakthrough in efforts to denuclearize North Korea and formally end the 1950-53 Korean War with a peace treaty.
Shangri-La-Dialog mit Diskussionen über USA-Nordkorea-Gipfel
An der als Shangri-La-Dialog bezeichneten Konferenz nehmen Vertreter aus über 40 Staaten teil, darunter den USA, Südkorea, Japan, China, Russland und zehn ASEAN-Staaten. Tagungsort ist das Shangri-La Hotel. Dort könnte auch der USA-Nordkorea-Gipfel stattfinden.