China sent a delegation from its National Defence University to the Shangri-La Dialogue for the second consecutive year, according to CNA. Major General Meng Xiangqing, a professor at the People’s Liberation Army National Defence University, led the delegation, as reported by SCMP. During a special session on managing threats to strategic stability, Meng delivered a warning, according to SCMP. China’s delegation characterized global security challenges as stemming from dominance by one power and division into opposing alliances, as reported by SCMP. China’s delegation did not explicitly identify the United States as the country driving these dynamics. Beijing will not send Defence Minister Dong Jun to the event, according to CNA. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to speak at the dialogue, according to CNA.