Shared regional peace

As China is a large country with a rising influence on regional and world affairs, it is no surprise that China should have been in the spotlight at the three-day Asia Security Summit that concluded on Sunday in Singapore.

Beijing hopes such regional platforms will promote dialogue and cooperation to safeguard regional peace and stability.

Still some nations sought to use the Singapore forum, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, to try and sow seeds of discord and call for outside intervention in their disputes with China, alleging that Beijing is being belligerent over the South China Sea.