December 2012   EAI Issue Briefing No. MASI 2012-09 This paper attempts to forecast what position Xi's leadership will hold on some of the thorny issues to China's national interests, ranging from US-China relations, territorial disputes in South China Sea and East China Sea, US-South Korean alliance in the context of containment, North Korea's possible missile launch of a missile to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China-South Korean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and China-South Korea-Japan trilateral FTA. In the last part of the article will conclude with some thoughts on South Korea's policy to China and the challenges confronting South Korea. Preview 909 Sampoong B/D, Eulji-ro 158, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-786, Republic of Korea Tel 82 2 2277 1683  |  Fax 82 2 2277 1684/1697  |  Email EAI  |  Unsubscribe Copyright 2009© EAST ASIA INSTITUTE. All Rights Reserved.