U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) talks with Japan's Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera as they wait for South Korea's Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin to arrive to begin their meeting in Singapore May 31, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Pool
Asian, U.S. Military Chiefs Raise Criticism of China -- Wall Street Journal
Hagel Accuses Beijing of 'Destabilizing Unilateral Actions'
SINGAPORE—Military leaders from the U.S. and parts of Asia escalated their criticism of China at a major international security summit Saturday, as regional opinion appeared to coalesce against Beijing's perceived role in stoking tensions over disputed territories in the East and South China Seas.
A major question hanging over the annual Shangri-La Dialogue security conference, however, was whether such criticism would influence Chinese behavior and help cool regional tensions, or inflame them more.
Chinese officials were quick to challenge the chiding from U.S. and other Asia-Pacific countries, while some security experts at the conference doubted the rising chorus of complaints would be sufficient to alter China's course.
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