China seeks dialogue, says clash with U.S. would be 'unbearable disaster'

Open this photo in gallery: Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Li Shangfu delivers his speech on the last day of the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, June 4, 2023.Vincent Thian/The Associated Press Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu said on Sunday that conflict with the United States would be an "unbearable disaster" but that his country seeks dialogue over confrontation. Speaking at Asia's top security summit, the Shangri-la Dialogue, dressed in the uniform of a general in the People's Liberation Army, Li said the world was big enough for China…