Event Brief
Shangri-La Dialogue opens amid China-US priority concerns
Filed: May 30, 2026 at 8:02 AM ET
Summary: The Shangri-La Dialogue opens with focus on China’s military modernization and doubts about US Indo-Pacific priorities.
WHO: Shangri-La Dialogue (International Institute for Strategic Studies); Vietnamese leader To Lam; U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
WHAT: Asia’s top defense summit opens, with leaders set to address China’s military modernization and the Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
WHEN: May 29, 2026 at 2:19 AM ET
WHERE: Singapore
WHY: The summit is convened to discuss China’s military modernization and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific and concerns about American priorities.
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