Chinese and British military officials met at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore to discuss strengthening engagement. The meeting signals a willingness to maintain communication between the two nations' armed forces.

China and British delegations discussed concrete plans to strengthen military engagement during talks on Friday on the sidelines of a major security event in Singapore. Major General Meng Xiangqing, who led the Chinese delegation to Asia’s largest defence summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, met United Kingdom military officials, signalling both militaries’ willingness to maintain communication. Meng, a professor at the PLA National Defence University, told the British officials that...