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Terrorism was the opening theme of Asia’s premier security forum launched shortly after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Two decades on, it is a barometer of how the fraught US-China relationship is faring.
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A security tent in Anderson Road on June 1, amid tighter checks at the Shangri-La Singapore and its surrounding areas for the Shangri-La Dialogue.
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On Monday, the Pentagon reported that China had declined an American request for a meeting
The news is a disappointing development for the annual Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD), a high-level conclave of defence ministers held annually in Singapore.
