At the height of tensions between the US and China over the South China Sea, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in 2018 to unveil his strategy for the Indo-Pacific.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/cold-war-us-china-tensions-over-south-china-sea-pm-modi-donald-trump-fumio-kishida-japans-indo-pacific-strategy-russia-ukraine-war-8517498/

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gives the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday evening.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/03/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/albanese-shangrila-dialogue-keynote-speech/

However, China reportedly rebuffed a U.S. request for a meeting between Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin while both were attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore over the weekend.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/senior-us-chinese-diplomats-hold-candid-talks-to-avoid-escalation-of-tensions/

Last weekend, spy chiefs and defense officials from around the world descended on Singapore to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s biggest annual security conference.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/07/european-union-eu-democracy-maastricht-treaty-democracy-identity-youth/