China Security Forum

Nong Rong, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, arrives for the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen called on China, as a dominant power in Asia, to take the lead in reducing tensions by being a benevolent one, warning that military conflict like the wars in Ukraine and Gaza would be devastating to the region's future. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)