China's First Global 2+2 Defense Dialogue: 4 Ministers Meet in Jakarta
Jakarta hosted China's first-ever ministerial-level '2+2' foreign and defense dialogue on Aug. 21, 2026, with four ministers convening as Beijing institutionalizes security ties with Southeast Asia's largest economy. For the defense and space community, the meeting signals potential new channels for military-development cooperation and technology transfer in the Indo-Pacific.
Source: asiabulletin.com · china.org.cn