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Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing to visit China for security forum
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Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing to visit China for security forum

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  • Singaporean Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing is visiting China to meet with his counterpart Dong Jun and other senior PLA leaders.
  • The visit highlights Singapore's strategic balancing act between its close ties with the United States and its relationship with Beijing.

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Singapore and the United States maintain deep defence cooperation. Ties with Beijing are considered essential for Singapore's strategic balancing strategy.

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His visit comes as defence analysts tell This Week in Asia that ties with Beijing are important for the city state’s balancing strategy with Washington. Singapore and the United States are close strategic partners with deep defence cooperation.

Singapore’s defence ministry said in a statement on Monday that Chan would meet Dong and other senior Chinese and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) leaders and speak at the forum.

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  • What specific topics will be discussed at the forum?
  • Will any new bilateral agreements be announced?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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