May 31, 2024 11:03 AM

US-China meeting, Marcos speech in spotlight at Shangri-La Dialogue summit

The Shangri-La Dialogue summit began on Friday as U.S. and China defence chiefs prepared for their first face-to-face meeting in two years and the Philippines' president was set to give a speech expected to touch on sensitive South China Sea claims. The fraught U.S.-China relationship is expected to loom over Asia's top security meeting, as are the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and the South China Sea tensions. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Singapore early on Friday. He is expecte...