SINGAPORE -- Speakers at this weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue security summit traded rhetorical fire over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, with superpower rivals China and the U.S. seeking support for their positions.
Superpowers spar over waterway at Singapore summit; Malaysia warns of 'deadliest' war
A U.S. guided-missile destroyer conducts operations in the South China Sea in January 2022. China accuses Washington of meddling in the waterway. © U.S. Navy via Reuters
SINGAPORE -- Speakers at this weekend's Shangri-La Dialogue security summit traded rhetorical fire over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, with superpower rivals China and the U.S. seeking support for their positions.