kawaraj
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ON THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
China and the United States have more converging interests in the Asia-Pacific region than in anywhere else. In recent years, our two countries have coordinated closely under the framework of APEC and ASEAN Regional Forum, and enhanced communication and cooperation on regional economic integration, counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, combating transnational crimes, disaster preparedness and reduction, poverty alleviation and relevant regional hotspot issues, thus giving a strong boost to peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific.
What the Asia-Pacific countries care most is to maintain economic prosperity and build on the momentum of economic growth and regional cooperation. At a time when people long for peace, stability and development, to deliberately give prominence to the military security agenda, scale up military deployment and strengthen military alliances is not really what most countries in the region hope to see.
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
That would be huge implication for China's next 10 years in their foreign policy. It certainly refers to South China sea, but more importantly it covers the entire Pacific Ocean from Americas to South Pacific, or from Alaska to Antarctica.
And it's probably a counter response to the US's military redeployment of "return to Asia".
Full text of Chinese Vice President´s written interview with the Washington Post CCTV News - CNTV English