Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing on 3-day China visit for Beijing Xiangshan Forum
Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing is on a three-day visit to Beijing, China, from Tuesday (Sept 15).In a statement on Monday evening, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said the visit is at the invitation of Chinese Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun to attend the 13th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.MINDEF said that Chan's visit underscores the longstanding, warm and friendly bilateral defence relationship between Singapore and China.Now in its 13th edition, the forum is considered an important Track 1.5 platform for dialogue and cooperation on regional and global defence and security issues. This year's forum is themed "Build consensus on stability, advance security governance together", and the Chinese defence minister is expected to open the forum on Tuesday with a fresh pitch for closer international co-operation within a multi-polar world, diplomats and analysts have said.