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China tells neighbors to rethink security policies
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 08 - 2007


Portraying itself as a
peacemaker, China said Thursday that Asian countries must
treat each other as equals and rethink their security
strategies to deal with a changing political and economic
landscape and the failure of old policies, according to AP.
«The old thinking on security, based on security
alliances, national strength, deterrence and raw strength,
instead of bringing security and peace to the world, only
subjected it to dominance ... and even conflicts and wars
in the past century,» Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
told the ASEAN Regional Forum, the area's largest security
grouping.
Instead, countries should focus on common interests,
respect diversity, strengthen coordination and avoid
confrontation, he said.
China, already an economic behemoth and growing rapidly,
has been trying to expand its clout in Asia and dispel
suspicions about its motives. It has been hosting
six-nation talks aimed at getting North Korea to abandon
its nuclear weapons program.
The ASEAN Regional Forum brings together the 10 members of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European
Union and 16 other countries, including China, Australia,
Japan, Russia and the two Koreas.
In preliminary meetings this week, ASEAN foreign ministers
focused much of the time on ending North Korea's nuclear
weapons program, hoping to build momentum for continued
progress after the shutdown last month of its atomic
reactor.
Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, the group's new
chairman, said the ministers discussed terrorism, maritime
security, climate change, North Korea's nuclear program and
the situation in Afghanistan and Iraq.
«The stability of Afghanistan is an urgent task for the
international community,» Japanese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Mitsuo Sakaba said.


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