In 2014, Wang Guanzhong attended the
Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as China's top military delegate. After Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe and US Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel criticized China's actions in the
South China Sea dispute, Wang accused Abe and Hagel of provocation and intimidation. In his speech at the dialogue, he said the criticism was unwarranted and appeared to be coordinated to "stage a provocative challenge against China". ==References==