# China Defence Minister Skips Asean Talks

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3372323/chinas-defence-minister-dong-jun-miss-asean-defence-talks-fifth-plenum-convenes

China's Defence Minister Dong Jun will miss this week's Asean defence talks in Cebu. Beijing will send its defence attache instead. The event coincides with the fifth plenum of the Communist Party.

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