China's development benefits Southeast Asia

BEIJING - Experts called on Southeast Asian countries to pay more attention to the benefits that China's peaceful development brings to the region, while China should also understand the concerns of these countries about the nation's dynamic growth.

"It is not reasonable just to look at the impact that Chinese investment on Southeast Asian markets, more attention should be paid to its benefits," said Su Hao, director of the Center for Strategic and Conflict Management at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing.

Su's remarks were in response to a report published last week in The Christian Science Monitor, in which concerns were raised from Southeast Asian countries that greater trade liberalization between China and ASEAN countries may put local businesses at a disadvantage.