Other Views

China has long advocated signing a friendship treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in the hope of stabilizing relations on the firm basis of law. It's a promising idea, and it will increase the political trust between the rising country and these key neighbors if it comes into reality. Let's hope progress toward the treaty can be made at the summit.

Wei Ling, director and researcher at the Institute of Asian Studies, China Foreign Affairs University, chinanews.com, Nov 12

Although political disputes and the effects of the financial crisis continue, most East Asian economies are developing stably and improving their structures for new sustainable growth drivers. East Asia now embodies a cooperative spirit and compared with other regions it has better economic performance. Both mean this is the moment to propel regional integration.

People's Daily, Nov 13

As one of the most dynamic regions in the contemporary world, East Asia has already formed multiple cooperation mechanisms. The next objective of East Asian integration is to build an economic community by 2020, and that requires the participants strengthen cooperation and avoid their disputes hindering the process.

xinhuanet.com, Nov 11

Unlike the European Union and North America, East Asia has inner conflicts and a complicated situation. Territorial disputes and historical problems still threaten regional order, over-reliance on external markets causes competition, while the US' interference has increased the tensions within the region. These problems must be solved to propel integration in East Asia.

china.com.cn, Nov 7

The current session of the East Asian Summit marks the beginning of a "diamond decade" in the China-ASEAN relationship. Another noteworthy point of the summit is how to construct cooperative mechanisms on investment, a monetary fund, finance and credit, upon which hangs the future of the region's development.

cnr.cn, Nov 12