Gen Li was elevated to defence minister in March. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - General Li Shangfu, a veteran of China's military modernisation drive, rose through the ranks to become defence minister this year. Within six months, heGen Li grew to prominence under President Xi Jinping's pursuit of military might during his decade in power while China's relations with the United States soured over issues including Taiwan, which Beijing regards as a renegade province to be reunified, by force if necessary.
While his post as defence minister is viewed as largely diplomatic and ceremonial, Gen Li is one of China's five state councillors, a Cabinet position that outranks other ministers. Chinese officials have repeatedly said the US should drop sanctions on Gen Li if it wants to resume high-level military communications - a risky dynamic as Washington and Beijing spar over issues ranging from trade to Taiwan.at a high-profile annual security forum in Singapore. Their encounter ended with a handshake.
"The operational and technological background of the next Chinese defence minister is especially pertinent given that the PLA aims to become a world-class military by 2049," said Dr James Char, a security scholar at Singapore's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
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