epa10668862 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (C) and Singapore's Acting Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (L) attend the opening of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue at the Shangri-la hotel in Singapore, 02 June 2023. Defense ministers and officials from 41 countries are gathered in the city state for the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual high level defence summit in the Asia Pacific region. EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG
