On June 4, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu said that Beijing and Washington should properly handle differences, courageously overcome difficulties and find the right path to harmony.
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| 20th Shangri-La Dialogue: China urges US to reconcile differences; Germany to send 2 warships to Indo- Pacific by 2024 |
In his speech at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue, Minister Li said that the China-US relationship is influenced by global strategic stability and is the focus of worldwide attention .
Li Shangfu called on the two nations to live up to the expectations of the world and conform to the trend of the times. The Chinese defense minister said the correct way for China and the US to get along is to adhere to the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
China's defense minister called on the United States to work with Beijing to get bilateral relations back on track, out of a difficult situation, to bring more benefits to both countries and the world.
* On the same day, June 4, also speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore - the most important security conference in Asia, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that Berlin will send two warships to the Indo-Pacific by 2024. The announcement was made in the context of increasing tensions between China and Taiwan (China), as well as emerging issues in the East Sea region.
Mr Pistorius said countries needed to stand up for the rules-based international order and protect vital shipping lanes.
"To that end, the German federal government sent a frigate to the Indo-Pacific in 2021 and will again, in 2024, deploy maritime assets, this time a frigate and a supply ship, to the region," Boris Pistorius said.
The German Defense Minister also said that this deployment is not directed against any country - a statement that seems to be aimed at China, on the contrary, the deployment is aimed at protecting the international order based on rules that the parties have signed up to and should benefit from, whether in the Mediterranean, in the Bay of Bengal or in the South China Sea.
Observers say that by showing a greater military presence in the region, Germany is "walking a tightrope" between security and economic interests because China is Germany's most important trading partner.
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