![Vincent Thian Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, right, speaks as New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins listens during a press conference for the Five Power Defence Arrangements Defence Ministers' Meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9d005038b6a848e293816bbf3f730972/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, right, speaks as New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins listens during a press conference for the Five Power Defence Arrangements Defence Ministers' Meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian China's Defense Minister Dong Jun, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3a357c2818ad40949bb3c1d9fc082506/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
China's Defense Minister Dong Jun, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e9e2bd37fea2481e8e4457ec64ebc350/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins, speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue for the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers' Meeting [FDMM], in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/96fe477a91f24cbebf16bfc8e7c87186/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
New Zealand’s Defence Minister Judith Collins, speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue for the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers' Meeting [FDMM], in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with China's Defence Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ed137248f7104bcb91aeb01ef3af95c0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, center, walks out after a bilateral meeting with China's Defence Minister Dong Jun on the sidelines of the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7281ae3467a5408797b5aeb072cf53f1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b3253b35bd36452aa1b48c5d3e08785f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/055fae522740496ca00b8ba48dbd9e25/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Gurkha police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/38f4d195d7774f25be52916e9b149fb9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Police officers guard near the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel, the venue for the 21th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
![Vincent Thian Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, right, speaks during a press conference as Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, left, Singapore's Defense minister Ng Eng Hen, second from left, listen, on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue for the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers' Meeting [FDMM] in Singapore, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/27a027f6ca6c4ca1a386f5c8a4401834/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, right, speaks during a press conference as Malaysian Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, left, Singapore's Defense minister Ng Eng Hen, second from left, listen, on the sidelines of the Shangri-la Dialogue for the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) Defence Ministers' Meeting [FDMM] in Singapore, in Singapore, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)