China stands ready to work with other countries to pursue Asian security, says Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of the general staff of PLA of China.
Experts have refuted claims by Chuck Hagel, the United States' defense secretary, that China's actions in the South China Sea are "destabilizing" the Asia-Pacific region.
The freedom and safety of navigation on the South China Sea is more important to China and other countries in the region if it is important to the United States, said Fu Ying.
President Xi Jinping has called for fostering socialist values among children while sending greetings ahead of International Children's Day.
President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang visited children in Beijing separately on Friday ahead of International Children's Day on Sunday, with both pledging better protection for the "future of the nation".
The brief opening of an Asian security summit in Singapore on Friday was just like the city state's tropical and capricious weather, especially when panelists or reporters touched on deadlocked Sino-Japanese ties.
China and Malaysia on Friday pledged to strengthen their bilateral ties and cooperation.
China's Foreign Ministry has said of upcoming discussions of a draft resolution to the Syria crisis that actions taken by the UN Security Council should be conducive to a political solution.
A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday called on Party officials to improve their work style and tackle problems that concern the public's interests.
Improved relations between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Japan through dialogue is conducive to peace and stability in Asia, a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday.
China needs to draw from experience and wisdom of overseas talent when it comes to boosting its economy and pursuing a more sustainable development, Vice Premier Ma Kai told engineers and other experts from the United States on Friday in Beijing.
China appreciates the value of the Shangri-La Dialogue as an important platform to discuss Asian security, and will not be absent from the event in Singapore.