https://www.scmp.com/rss/267125/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com President Xi Jinping's recent speech on China's foreign policy offered a bit of something to everyone. He lent credence to those who, of late, have started to view Beijing's approach to its neighbourhood as more conciliatory. Between the lines, one could sense a tacit acknowledgement by Xi that China's assertive maritime actions have been detrimental to its international standing. At the same time, those who remain sceptical of any change in Beijing's approach can point to Xi's message that... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1670456/china-has-too-many-hands-steering-its-maritime-policy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1670456/china-has-too-many-hands-steering-its-maritime-policy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2014 07:03:47 +0000 As Ma Ying-jeou approaches the end of his first term as president of Taiwan, he is credited with not rocking the boat in the Taiwan Strait. Ironically, while Ma deserves praise for easing cross-strait tensions, it is pertinent to reflect on whether the policies of his first term will endure. Do they, in the long term, create circumstances in which the explosive issues of sovereignty and Taiwan's security can be peacefully resolved? Ma has gone out of his way to avoid creating tension, unlike... https://www.scmp.com/article/989915/cross-currents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/989915/cross-currents?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +0000