The American delegation to the Xiangshan Forum, a major Chinese security conference in Beijing, will be led by US principal deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia Cynthia “Xanthi” Carras, the China-morning-post" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12558" data-entity-type="organization">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 marks a higher level of American participation than last year, when Washington sent a defence attaché from the Beijing" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="163065" data-entity-type="location">US embassy in Beijing.
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THU · 2026-09-10 · 10:31 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0910-110256
NSR-2026-0910-110256News Report·EN·Diplomatic
US delegation to Xiangshan Forum to be led by senior Pentagon official for China
The United States will send a delegation to the 13th Xiangshan Forum, a significant Chinese security conference in Beijing, scheduled for next Tuesday to Thursday. This year's delegation will be led by Cynthia "Xanthi" Carras, the US principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia.
Amber WangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-10 · 10:31 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The United States will send a delegation to the 13th Xiangshan Forum, a significant Chinese security conference in Beijing, scheduled for next Tuesday to Thursday. This year's delegation will be led by Cynthia "Xanthi" Carras, the US principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. This represents an elevated level of US participation compared to last year, when a defense attaché from the US embassy in Beijing represented Washington. The Xiangshan Forum is a major security event hosted by China.
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Last year, Washington sent a defence attaché from the US embassy in Beijing to the forum.
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Carras' attendance signifies a higher level of American participation compared to the previous year.
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The 13th edition of the Xiangshan Forum will be held in Beijing from next Tuesday to Thursday.
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The Xiangshan Forum is a major Chinese security conference held in Beijing.
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The US delegation to the Xiangshan Forum will be led by Cynthia Carras, principal deputy assistant secretary of defence for China, Taiwan and Mongolia.
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