China should increase investment in ASEAN
By Jamie (Canada) ( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2013-10-03
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China should ratchet up cooperation with Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries to expand Beijing's regional influence while countering Washington's Asia-Pacific pivot strategy.
The essence of China-ASEAN relations is cooperation rather than island disputes. Hyping the South China Sea issue has increasingly become a distraction, and is not helpful to ASEAN solidarity.
China should increase investment, both in quantity and quality, among the ASEAN economies, because the region closely relies on China's economic vitality.
Schedule
President Xi visits Indonesia, Malaysia, attend APEC summit
Oct 2 to 3: Pay State Visit to Indonesia
Oct 4 to 5: Pay State Visit to Malaysia
Oct 6 to 8: Attend the 21st economic leaders' meeting of APEC forum and meet with global leaders in Bali, Indonesia
Forum
Territorial disputes remain an obstacle
To a lesser extent, relations may also be negatively affected by internal problems involving treatment of ethnic Chinese minorities.
Xi makes a historic trip to the land where countless generations of Chinese have emigrated to, settled down, and melded into.
