China defense minister slams ‘hegemonic logic’ at Beijing forum

BEIJING: Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun denounced “hegemonic logic and acts of bullying” during remarks Thursday at a Beijing forum that were full of thinly veiled references to the United States. Organizers say about 1,800 representatives from 100 countries, including political, military and academic leaders, are gathering in Beijing for the Xiangshan Forum, considered China’s answer to the annual Shangri-La meeting in Singapore. The three-day event comes as China presents itself as a mediator of fraught global issues including ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

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