Major General Hu Gangfeng, leading China’s National Defense University delegation at the Shangri-La Dialogue, delivered a robust counteroffensive against Western geopolitical positions. “These baseless accusations represent nothing but thinly veiled attempts to contain China’s peaceful development,” the deputy president asserted before an audience of defense ministers and security experts in Singapore.
The senior PLA officer identified three destabilizing factors threatening regional security: the proliferation of exclusionary security blocs, provocative freedom of navigation operations, and what he termed “external forces meddling in Taiwan affairs.” His remarks contained pointed criticism of U.S. security policies without explicit naming, referencing “certain non-regional powers” disrupting the status quo.
Gen. Hu’s proposed security framework emphasizes conflict resolution through bilateral negotiations rather than multilateral arbitration, a position analysts suggest aims to weaken existing U.S.-backed regional security architectures. The initiative calls for security cooperation based on “Asian values of consensus and non-interference,” directly contrasting with Western-led alliance systems.
The general’s appearance marks China’s continued assertive diplomacy in defense forums, with observers noting his academic credentials lend theoretical weight to Beijing’s geopolitical arguments. The proposals come amid heightened tensions over Taiwan and competing visions for Indo-Pacific security governance.
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