Direct dialogue between the United States and China must continue as both sides would benefit from understanding each other’s perspectives more deeply despite their differences, said Singapore’s Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing.

Chan Chun Sing told the Shangri-La Dialogue that Beijing should also understand how the rest of the world ‘perceives’ the superpower.

China's representative at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore accused U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of making “groundless accusations” of rapidly developing threats by Beijing.

The cracks between the two superpowers, the US and China, seem to have widened during Asia's premier security forum. But while Washington is warning of the "threat" of China, Beijing is playing it close to the chest.

Despite the temporary suspension of US tariffs, global trade uncertainty is hurting manufacturing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

As I learnt during my six years studying here, this land does not belong to me, and I will always be a foreigner,” a Chinese student studying in the US tells CNA.

SINGAPORE] China accused the US of violating their recent trade deal and vowed to take measures to defend its interests, dimming the prospect of an immediate leadership call that US President Donald Trump wants to have to further bilateral talks.