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China's Defense Minister Skips ASEAN Talks for Communist Party Plenum

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China's Defense Minister, Dong Jun, will not attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu. Instead, he will participate in the fifth plenum of the Communist Party in Beijing, a significant meeting focused on anti-corruption efforts. Dong Jun has attended the ADMM-Plus for the past two years, highlighting the importance of the concurrent party meeting. China will be represented at the defense talks by its defense attaché stationed in the Philippines. AI

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China's Defense Minister Skips ASEAN Talks for Communist Party Plenum

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Amber Wang ·

    China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun to miss Asean defence talks as fifth plenum convenes

    China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun will skip this week’s meeting of Southeast Asian defence chiefs and their dialogue partners in Cebu, with Beijing instead sending its defence attache in the Philippines. Dong has attended the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) for …

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