Dec 18,2015 National Commentaries The Malaysian POV: The Elephant in the Room – Is the Emerging Third Pillar Reshaping Asian Architecture and Regional Responses? "The November Summits in Retrospect" There was an elephant in the room at the recently concluded Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila as well as at the East Asia Summit (EAS) and other ASEAN-based meetings in Kuala Lumpur last month: the quiet, potential sway of China-centered initiatives and arrangements on the future of […] Kuik Cheng-Chwee* "Belt and Road" Initiative , China hub , Common Destiny , Regionalism