Shangri-La Dialogue on Global Security

      Defense ministers exchanged views on Asia's most pressing security challenges at the just-concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu delivered a speech calling for comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. Li stressed that the Taiwan question is a matter for the Chinese to decide. He also elaborated on China's standing on the South China Sea and the China-U.S. relations. Senior U.S. officials from the State Department and the National Security Council met with Chinese officials this week. How will the recent exchanges between the Chinese and U.S. officials bode for the future of ties?