The dialogue is Asia’s leading defense summit, where defense chiefs of nations discuss the region's most pressing security challenges, engage in important bilateral negotiations and come up with new approaches together.

On May 31, participants joined special sessions on deterrence and reassurance in the Asia-Pacific and defense cooperation and small state security. Many bilateral meetings have been held during the day, especially the meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin.

The same day, Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivered a keynote speech, showing a vision of a stronger and more prosperous Asia-Pacific.

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Vietnamese delegation visits IFC Center.

* Earlier, in the framework of the working visit to Singapore to attend the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue, the Vietnamese delegation visited the Information Fusion Center (IFC) of Singaporean Navy, and encouraged Vietnamese liaison officers working at the center. So far, Vietnam has sent 22 officers to work at IFC center. They were all highly appreciated.

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Delegates in a joint photo

At the meeting, General Chien and leader of IFC center discussed the organization and function of IFC as well as the ability to share maritime information with Vietnam in the future. General Chien hailed the three Vietnamese liaison officers’ task performance at IFC, and encouraging them to well fulfill assigned tasks in the time to come.

Translated by Minh Anh