China plays its part in ensuring regional stability

Global attention is likely to stay on Beijing even after the APEC meetings next week, as an important security forum is also being hosted by the city later this month.

The fifth Xiangshan Forum, which is scheduled to be held in Beijing from Nov 20 to 22, presents a rare opportunity for defense chiefs and military experts to exchange views and build consensuses on major security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the previously biennial event organized by the China Association for Military Science, will be held annually from this year on, and the purely academic event in the past will be elevated to a high-end security and defense forum with higher official status.