Published: 17:46, October 30, 2025
Chinese defense minister to attend ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus
By Xinhua
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Sept 18, 2025. (ZOU HONG / CHINADAILY.COM.CN)

BEIJING - Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will attend the 12th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) and the 15th China-ASEAN Defense Ministers' Informal Meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Thursday to Sunday.

The visit is at the invitation of the Ministry of National Defense of Malaysia, the rotating chair of ASEAN, Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, told a press conference on Thursday.

Zhang said at the events, Dong will deliver a speech to review the 15-year history of ADMM-Plus and a speech on future-oriented China-ASEAN defense cooperation, respectively.

On the sidelines of the events, he will have bilateral meetings with defense leaders of relevant countries, Zhang said.