PLA chief to attend Shangri-La Dialogue

BEIJING - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Wang Guanzhong will lead the Chinese delegation to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 30 to June 2, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

Wang will deliver a speech explaining the Asia security outlook proposed by President Xi Jinping at the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Defense Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said at a monthly briefing on Thursday.

Wang will also talk about Chinese military's application of the security outlook, international security cooperation, and will propose strengthening regional security cooperation.

Wang will meet with military and defense leaders of related countries, exchanging views on regional security issues and bilateral military ties, Geng said.