'Cold war thinking' has no place in Asia
<p><span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhenmin">Zhenmin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discard">discard</span> <span word="their">their</span> "<span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>" <span word="when">when</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span>" <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coping">coping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tense">tense</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="thorny">thorny</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>, <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>, <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span>, <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span></p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="constructive">constructive</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pragmatic">pragmatic</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2011, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="claims">claims</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resolving">resolving</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="endeavored">endeavored</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cooperate">cooperate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="equality">equality</span>, <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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