Speaking Of Asia: When the French go marching in


Ravi Velloor, Associate Editor, straitstimes.com, June 14, 2019 [JB: full text of article available only through a subscription]

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Image (not from article) from, under the title "Shangri-La: Chinese Defense Minister Talks Tough on South China Sea, Taiwan" 

 Excerpt:

The French and other Europeans, too, are flagging their worries about China's rise and shifting their security policies accordingly in Asia. This year's edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue deservedly focused much attention on China's Defence Minister, who was putting in an appearance at the premier regional security dialogue after having been represented by lower-ranking delegates the past eight years. Without question, General Wei Fenghe delivered for his country, producing a speech that can only be described as a masterclass in public diplomacy [JB emphasis]. His plenary address relayed confidence and resolve, and even if a lot of it was meant for his home audience, it did impress the civilian and military defence chiefs, analysts and other security-related people in the hall as well. ...

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