SINGAPORE -- Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe on Wednesday told the U.S., Japan and a host of Southeast Asian neighbors that Beijing will not bend when it comes to Taiwan, the South China Sea and other "core interests."
Speaking at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), held online and hosted by Brunei, Wei acknowledged other countries' "legitimate concerns" on unspecified matters but said China's national interests must be fully respected and safeguarded, according to China's Ministry of National Defense.
