Defense officials from Asia, other regions to open security conference on Friday

Defense officials from Asia, the United States, Europe and other regions are set to open a security conference in Singapore following a US-China summit earlier this month. Koga Kei, an associate professor at Singapore's NTU, is an expert on security issues related to the Indo-Pacific region. He said he will closely watch what kind of relationship Asian countries seek to form with the US, as well as the extent to which they intend to stand alone amid increasing uncertainty over Washington's foreign policy. Koga added that he expects the conference to provide an opportunity for officials to begin establishing foreign policies that do not necessarily depend on major powers.

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