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Beijing

General will lead group to dialogue

Lieutenant General He Lei, vice-president of the Academy of Military Science of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, will lead the Chinese delegation to the upcoming 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. China has always valued participating in international and regional multilateral security dialogues, the ministry said online. He also led the Chinese delegation to the dialogue last year. The gathering is the premier defense summit in the Asia-Pacific region, featuring ministers and delegates from more than 50 countries, including China, India, Japan, Australia and other regional powers, along with the United States.