Washington to remain focused on Asia-Pacific

Satu Limaye (left), director of East-West Center in Washington, answers questions in the plenary session of the three-day EWC 15th biennial international alumni conference in Beijing on Sunday. Zou Hong / China Daily

Editor's note: A three-day alumni conference of the Hawaii-based East-West Center opened on Saturday in Beijing, featuring about 75 substantive presentations and panel meetings with around 300 participants. China Daily brings you the most important and heated discussions on current topics in the Asia-Pacific region including international relations, as well as social and cultural issues.