BEIJING, June 13 -- The Third China-ASEAN Defense Think Tank Exchange will be held in Guiyang, the capital city of Guizhou province in southwestern China, from June 18 to 20, said Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, at a press briefing on Friday.
Themed on "Jointly Promote Regional Peace and Build a Safe and Secure Home", the Exchange focuses on innovation in China-ASEAN defense cooperation, maritime security cooperation and crisis management, etc., in a bid to provide advice and suggestions for building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future.
Defense policy officials, experts and scholars, as well as representatives of think tanks from China, ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste will attend the event.
