'China defence minister not seen in public for 2 weeks'

[Collection]Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu unexpectedly canceled a meeting with Vietnamese defense leaders last week, raising concerns about his unexplained absence from public sight for over two weeks. He was scheduled to participate in a defense cooperation event hosted by Vietnam on September 7-8, but Beijing informed Hanoi in advance that Li had a "health condition," leading to the postponement of the meeting.