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MY remarks will attempt to: a) understand the term comprehensive strategic partnership, or CSP; b) examine the perspectives of both sides; and c) segue to Hainan's role in the context of the Asean-China CSP. The 24th Asean-China summit in October 2021 announced the establishment of the Asean-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. What does it really mean? Does it mean the same thing for both sides? In 2004, then Premier Wen Jiabao's speech on the EU-China comprehensive strategic partnership provided a reference for China's broad definition of CSP: – "comprehensive" means all-dimensional, wide-ranging and multi-layered cooperation; – "strategic" means long-term and stable...
