(AseanAll)  — Haji Hassanal Bolkiah , Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, on 28 July 2026 received in audience Admiral Dong Jun, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China. The Audience Ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman.

Accompanying Dong Jun were Chen Shaochun, Ambassador-Designate Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam and senior officials from the Ministry of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China.

Also present was Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II.

Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China have enjoyed close defence relations which continue to be strengthened through various cooperative initiatives, under the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation, the establishment of a Joint Defence Working Committee Meeting, and placement of defence attachés between the two countries. Under the ambit of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus), Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China are also the co-chairs of the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations for the 2024-2027 cycle.