Building security in Asia

Unresolved feuds and outside intervention leave lingering problems that require greater efforts to promote regional cooperation

The two-day Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia is due to open in Shanghai on Tuesday. It is expected to be a milestone event boosting dialogue, confidence building and interaction among Asian countries and promoting peace, stability and cooperation in a new Asia. President Xi Jinping will chair the summit and deliver a keynote speech elaborating a new Asian security outlook.

Due to interwoven historical feuds and current contradictions, the security in Asia, which stretches across 10 time zones and comprises 46 countries, is very complicated.