CNA938 Rewind - Main takeaways from 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue
CNA938 Rewind
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) wrapped up on Sunday (June 1) which saw the participation of 47 countries, including 40 minister-level delegates. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng look at the main takeaways from this 22nd edition of SLD with Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman, Research Fellow, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
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