过去二十多年间，我一直在写关于亚洲崛起及其推动力量的文章。东亚各国领导人之间有一个了不起的共识：亚洲需要利用当前的机会之窗，把重点放在经济发展和增长上。战争是发展的最大阻碍。如果亚洲人真的愚蠢，他们或会卷入这样的战争，破坏自己巨大的发展前景。大多数亚洲国家（除了朝鲜）的领导人，都很明白战争的危险。因此，虽然这一地区会出现局势紧张和对抗，但无论在2014年还是2015年都不会爆发战争。随着2015年缓缓展开，我想鼓励所有西方学者根据亚洲本身的情况理解亚洲的根本发展动力，而非将理解建立在西方先入之见的基础上。
"This year is a key period for Tibet's war against poverty. We will continue mapping out policies and plans in accordance with varying situations and causes of poverty and increasing funds," said Lu.
But national and racial identity were often conflated for the white majority. That identity felt to many white people like one of the most important pillars holding up their world — and now it seems under threat.