Fragility and cooperation: the takeaways from Dong Jun’s Xiangshan Forum speech
The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets
In his 20-minute address, Dong outlined China’s goals for global governance, multilateralism, conflict prevention and the development of emerging technology.
Global security at a ‘moment of fragility’
Dong started by warning that a “zero-sum mindset” could not resolve today’s problems.
He said that while China upheld a cooperative security approach, global governance would either advance or regress.
