[East Asia Summit] Leaders Share Secrets of their Success

Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will gather in China's capital city of Beijing on October 10 for a tripartite summit.

The three leaders, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, share in common. They all created a successful story for each country in East Asia.

Based on implementing his ambitious campaign pledges one by one, first beginning with the restoration of the Cheonggyecheon stream in central Seoul, President Lee successfully changed a 10-year regime in South Korea. Lee showed his leadership with creativity and innovation amid the global economic downturn, always saying the crisis will be a good opportunity.

With his career in Gansu Provincial Geological Bureau recognized, Premier Wen joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 10 years. Initially regarded as quiet and unassuming, Wen is said to be a good communicator and is known as a 'man of the people' with his sincerity, honesty and humanistic features.

Prime Minister Hatoyama took office on September 16 following a landslide election victory in August, which ended a half-century of conservative rule. Hatoyama promised not to visit the Yasukuni Shrine, which houses war criminals responsible for atrocities during World War II and pledged to mend historical friction between Japan and South Korea. He declared the new Japanese government has the courage to face up to history and wants to develop a constructive and future-oriented relationship with the world.

As a meeting with top leaders of South Korea, China and Japan, it is expected to obtain substantial results for closer regional coordination to attain common goals such as North Korea's denuclearization and economic stability in Asia.

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