Host: Yin Khvat
The Philippine Defense Secretary was applauded at the Shangri-La Dialogue for his reply to two Chinese senior colonels: "Thank you for this propaganda spiel disguised as questions." So, while China didn’t send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue for the first time since 2019, did it still succeed in pushing its narrative? At the event, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said America does not seek conflict with China, but will not be driven out of the Indo-Pacific, nor will it stand by as its allies are “subordinated and intimidated”. He went on: "In the South China Sea, China harasses its neighbors – many of which are here in the room today. China seeks to intimidate you in your own waters. We've all seen the videos and pictures of water cannons, and ship-to-ship collisions, and illegal boardings at sea. We're also seeing the illegal seizing and militarizing of lands in the South China Sea."
Our guests:
Kuo Yu-jen
-National Sun Yat-sen University Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies Professor and Director
Renato Cruz de Castro
-De La Salle University Department of International Studies Distinguished Professor
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