Shangri-La Dialogue 2008

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Press Coverage 2008

16 Jun 2008 - - Lookout Newspaper - Minister reinforces WestPloy mission The Minister of National Defence was in the area to attend the 2008 Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue on international security. The conference brought defence leaders and experts from 27 countries across the Asia-Pacific region to Singapore. The Shangri-La Dialogue has been recognized as a key event for defence and security diplomacy for the region. The potential contribution of the Canadian Navy toward maritime security was one of the topics discussed during the...
16 Jun 2008 - - Agence France Presse - French navy looking to strengthen ties with China against Somalia piracy Valin said the need to strengthen international exchange of information at sea was a prominent theme in this year's Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual event held last month in Singapore, where defence ministers convened to discuss security issues for the Asia-Pacific region. He added that while security around the Malacca Straits had significantly improved over the last decade, pirate attacks off the coasts of Africa remained rampant.
14 Jun 2008 - - The Australian - Oceania's new Airstrip One The strategic importance of Guam to Washington's long-term presence in East Asia was a point hammered home by US Defence Secretary Robert Gates in Singapore a fortnight ago. Gates's speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue, an annual gathering of Asian defence ministers and military chiefs, was his most complete exposition of future US defence strategy in the region since he took over from Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon 18 months ago. Gates's key theme to his East Asian interlocutors was that,...
11 Jun 2008 - - China Post - Cross-strait thaw welcome Although it was not officially addressed, the issue of China-Taiwan relations was a backdrop to the May 30-June 1 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Chinese, Taiwanese, Singaporean and U.S. delegates at the 7th annual Dialogue expressed both hope and fear that new negotiations by China and Taiwan could end in either detente or disaster. Lt. Gen. Ma Xiao-tian, PLA deputy chief of the General Staff, led China's delegation with five defense and foreign affairs officials. ...
09 Jun 2008 - - South China Morning Post - Little light in 'dark' US-Japan relations The exceptions are defence chief Robert Gates and Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who have just visited Asia seeking to reassure friends of US commitments to their region. But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been to Asia just once this year and once last year. And Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia Christopher Hillhas left to subordinates all but nuclear negotiations with North Korea.
09 Jun 2008 - - Straits Times - A classic security dilemma IT TOOK an American, and an even-tempered one too, to disrupt the bonhomie of this year's Shangri-La Dialogue. US Defence Secretary Robert Gates lambasted China's assertions that its military buildup was defensive in nature and a logical outcome of its rising economic prowess. He charged that China's long- range ballistic missiles were offensive in nature. 'I don't know what you use them for if it's not for offensive capabilities,' Mr Gates said. Rehashing questions raised by Washington...

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Agenda

2008 Agenda

Plenary Sessions and Speeches

2008 Speeches

Dialogue Report 2008

The IISS has a compiled a report on the summit held in 2008 containing details of the plenary sessions and a flavour of the discussions in the breakout groups.

The Shangri-La Dialogue Report 2008 is available online.