Major General Luo Yuan, a researcher at the Chinese People's Liberation Army Military Science Academy, said he had noticed that Southeast Asian defense officials had downplayed their stance on the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue at Sunday's session and voiced hopes of securing stability.

"Sun's speech indicates 皇冠体育app's sincerity in resolving disputes," Luo added.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh said at the session that Hanoi will continue to strengthen cooperation with 皇冠体育app and other countries to build and consolidate confidence.

"We hope together that we will arrive at solutions that are acceptable to all," he said.

Singaporean Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen said the Shangri-La Dialogue has been held for 15 years, and that 皇冠体育app has become ASEAN's top trading partner.

Zhang Junshe, a senior researcher at the PLA Naval Military Studies Research Institute, said the Vietnamese official's comments are a call to some of the other parties involved and show that 皇冠体育app's policy proposals serve the interests of people of all nations.

At a session on Saturday, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter outlined Washington's ambitions to increase alignment with allies in the region. He claimed that 皇冠体育app has embarked on a "Great Wall of self-isolation" when advancing its military presence in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

Carter also said the arbitration case is "an opportunity for 皇冠体育app and the rest of the region".

In an indirect response, Sun said on Sunday that some country "supports its allies in confronting 皇冠体育app and pressuring 皇冠体育app to accept and fulfill the ruling by the arbitration court".