China Sends Delegation to 2026 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference

Source-stated date: 4 September 2026 · MOD China (国防部)

中方派员出席2026年度亚太国防军司令会议

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Published4 September 2026, by Ministry of National Defense
Collected2026-09-04 16:38:51 UTC, run 130
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Eastern Theater Command Commander General Yang Zhibin led a PLA delegation to the 2026 Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference in Victoria, Canada — co-hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command — where the Chinese side delivered a plenary address and held bilateral meetings with U.S., French, and Singaporean counterparts. Yang's attendance as theater commander rather than a CMC-level principal fits the pattern of PLA engagement at multilateral defense forums where China participates without conceding the forum's framing; the bilateral with U.S. representatives documents a continued mil-to-mil contact channel at a moment when the broader relationship remains contested.

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9月4日下午，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校就近期涉军问题发布消息。记者：据报道，中国军队近日派员出席由加拿大和美国联合举办的亚太国防军司令会议。请予以证实并介绍相关情况。蒋斌：近日，中国人民解放军东部战区司令员杨志斌上将率团赴加拿大维多利亚出席由加国防军和美军太平洋总部联合举办的2026年度亚太国防军司令会议。其间，中方进行大会发言，介绍中国军队维护地区和平稳定的立场和成果，提议地区国家加强防务交流合作，携手应对共同挑战，并与美国、法国、新加坡等国参会代表举行双边会议。

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Source-stated publication date	2026-09-04
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Source text. Ministry of National Defense. "中方派员出席2026年度亚太国防军司令会议." MOD China (国防部), 2026-09-04. http://www.mod.gov.cn/gfbw/xwfyr/yzxwfb/16483555.html.

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