For the traditional security challenges in the Asia-Pacific, China plays a critical role
•It is an important player in trying to promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
•It is supporting the multilateral track, notably in hosting the six-party talks, in the search for peace and stability in the area
•However, it is not in favour of the multilateral track in managing territorial conflicts in the SCS. It is most adamant that cross-strait differences must be resolved domestically between China and Taiwan
©Lee