Quotable

"The 'China Dream' can't be realized without a good external environment, and in return the 'China Dream' will add to the peace and prosperity of the region and the world."

Fu Ying, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, briefing her fellow participants at the 27th Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday on the concept of the "China Dream" and how it relates to Asia and the world. The three-day event, with the theme Strategizing Change in Asia, will see senior officials, diplomats, policymakers and academics from all over the region discuss a wide range of issues.