At the Singapore security summit, China diplomacy reappears with a handshake

Richard Marles described his meeting with his Chinese counterpart as "simply little more than a handshake."

With a few forceful pumps of his elbow, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has brought the handshake back to public life after COVID-19, rebuking critics who predicted he would leave no impression on the world stage.

At a security forum in Singapore, Defence Minister Marles greeted his Chinese counterpart,....