U.S., China Defense Chiefs to Lay Out Rival Visions for Asia
- Shangri-La meeting provides competing chances to sway allies
- Pentagon chief Shanahan, China’s Wei to speak in Singapore
Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe
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Top American and Chinese defense officials will lay out rival visions for the Indo-Pacific region as they meet in Singapore this week amid a bruising global trade war, tensions over China’s push for technology leadership and the specter of stalled U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks.