https://www.scmp.com/rss/515992/feed Hou Yanqi is a Chinese diplomat serving as the ambassador to Asean. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hou Yanqi Hou Yanqi Eighty years ago, after 14 years of bloody and unrelenting struggling, the Chinese people won a great victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, a crucial part of the global fight against fascism. The vicious Japanese militarist aggressors had inflicted immense suffering on China, Southeast Asia and the world at large. The flames of war engulfed more than 80 countries and regions, affecting some 2 billion people. Military and civilian casualties exceeded 100 million. Human... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3323697/china-southeast-asia-and-shared-legacy-anti-fascist-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3323697/china-southeast-asia-and-shared-legacy-anti-fascist-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:00:15 +0000 Building a community with a shared future for mankind is the noble goal pursued by China in advancing major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics for the new era. The world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation with emerging hotspot issues and intensifying geopolitical conflicts, as well as rising instability and uncertainty. We humankind are at a new crossroads. Bearing the future of the world in mind, President Xi Jinping put forth the vision of building a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3264054/closer-asean-china-community-shared-future-will-lead-trend-times-building-community-shared-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3264054/closer-asean-china-community-shared-future-will-lead-trend-times-building-community-shared-future?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2024 03:00:29 +0000 In 2003, China officially joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) as the first influential extraterritorial power, setting the precedent for other non-Asean nations to follow and join the treaty. Today, the TAC has become the foundation and guidance for countries to participate in East Asia cooperation, as well as become an indispensable part of the regionally recognised norms and rules. It is also the cornerstone of safeguarding regional security and prosperity. This... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3225027/china-marks-20-years-joining-asean-treaty-mutual-respect-and-cooperation-are-key-regional-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3225027/china-marks-20-years-joining-asean-treaty-mutual-respect-and-cooperation-are-key-regional-security?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:09 +0000