Wei Fenghe to attend key security dialogue in Singapore

State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe will attend the Shangri-La Dialogue which is set to open on Friday in Singapore, said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, spokesman for the Defense Ministry.

Wei's attendance will be the second time China has sent its defense minister to the international security forum held by London-based think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The first time was in 2011, when General Liang Guanglie took part and delivered a speech.

General Wei is scheduled to speak on China's security cooperation with the international community and will meet heads of several foreign delegations to discuss a wide range of topics, Wu said at a news conference in Beijing on Thursday.