In addition, at a time when the Chinese economy is slowing and regional tensions are rising because of China’s muscle flexing in the South and East China Seas, Xi seems eager to radiate peace-loving ambitions. Having unsettled many of his neighbors, not just the Americans, his upcoming visit to Vietnam, and his prime minister Li Keqiang’s visit to South Korea, are of a piece with his dinner-hour diplomacy with Ma.
此外，中国经济正在减速，而因为中国在东海和南海的耀武扬威，地区紧张态势也在升级，因此，习近平似乎急切地想释放热爱和平的宏愿。在许多邻国（不仅仅是美国）深感不安的情况下，习近平访问越南和总理李克强访问韩国都是与习马会类似的外交手段。