Military chiefs and senior officials from more than 40 countries are in Singapore for Asia’s top defence summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, where Vietnamese President To Lam is set to deliver the keynote address. Also on East Asia Tonight: EU leaders meet to discuss Chinese competition in critical sectors. Also, Taiwan’s growth outlook rises to a 16-year high on an AI boom as Tencent opens its new global headquarters in Shenzhen.
00:00 Headlines
01:36 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue kicks off in Singapore
09:48 European Union debates “China Shock 2.0”
15:38 Taiwan’s economic growth outlook jumps to 9.64% this year
19:09 A look at Tencent’s Penguin Island, its Shenzhen HQ
30:05 Unpacking what’s at stake at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue
40:35 New Zealand implements its biggest defence reset
