Speaking to the Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV, which has a large viewership in mainland China, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, 2014, PLA Major General Zhu Chenghu, a Professor at China's National Defense University, suggested that if China came to blows with any of its neighbors the U.S. might not prove to be a reliable ally. He said “As U.S. power declines, Washington needs to rely on its allies in order to reach its goal of containing China’s development. But whether it will get involved or use military intervention once there is a territorial dispute involving China and its neighbors, that is another issue.” Zhu Chenghu added “we can see from the situation in Ukraine this kind of ED” (which he explained in Chinese was a military abbreviation for something that may have meant “extended deployment”) has become the male type of ED problem – erectile dysfunction.”