More important than that, it is a chance for China to step up its interaction with the rest of the world."

VOA: standard.2010.05.02

The Thai government said it will step up security at the summit later this month.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"I think it is time now for the ASEAN Secretariat to step up, perhaps a shuttle diplomacy toward this unsettling issue, and that Hun Sen should reconsider to reduce this antagonistic approach toward Thailand,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.11