Senior Pentagon official for China to lead US delegation to Xiangshan Forum

The American delegation to the Xiangshan Forum, a major Chinese security conference in Beijing, will be led by Cynthia “Xanthi” Carras, the principal director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia at the Department of Defence, the South China Morning Post has learned. This year’s Xiangshan Forum, the 13th edition of the event, will be held in Beijing from next Tuesday to Thursday. Carras’ attendance mark