1. Only when China gives way on the long-term simmering disputes over territorial lands and waters, can a stable Asian community be built up. |
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2. Only when the neighboring states like Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia give up their disputes with China over sovereignty claim to many of the Chinese territories, is the realistic improvement in China-ASEAN ties to be expected. |
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3. The proposal of “laying aside disputes, and developing together” is regarded as the only effective way in terms of the exploitation and development of natural resources deposited down in the depths of the disputed areas. |
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4. China and the U.S. need to sit at the negotiating table to assure each other that there will be a win-win deal rather than a zero-sum game in coexisting in the region and dealing with ASEAN countries together. |
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5. It is possible that emboldened by the U.S., some neighboring states would launch military provocations along their borders with China in the foreseeable future. |
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6.China will have to involve in another defensive war fighting for its territorial integrity and sovereignty within this decade. |
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7. China-ASEAN Free Trade Zone, to be completed in 2010 as expected, will upgrade the mutual trust of both sides through the increasingly enhanced trade ties. |
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8. If China can put forward a transparent regional strategy proving itself to be a trustworthy power, its neighbors would possibly forgo the theory of “China Threat”. |
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9. It is totally out of the suspicion and fear of China’s rise that Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew appealed for the return of the American influence in the region. |
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10.It is only a question of time for China to convince its neighbors that China’s rise will be conducive to the region and developing sound relations with China will greatly benefit them. |
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