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Ralph Cossa, president of the CSIS Statesmen's Forum, was quoted by Defense News, "China Expands Presence at Shangri-La Dialogue."
SINGAPORE - For a second consecutive year, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent speakers to participate in the annual meeting of defense ministers hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) at the Shangri-La Hotel here May 30 to June 1.
Ralph Cossa, president of the Pacific Forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said it was good to see another three-star officer participating in the talks. In 2007, China sent its first delegation speaker, Lt. Gen. Zhang Qinsheng.
"[It's] also good to see the questions aimed at the Chinese were a bit tougher this time and that Ma did not avoid them all - he didn't necessarily fully answer them all, but was better than his predecessor last year, who avoided everything," Cossa said.
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