CANDOUR has long been a given at events organised by the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia, a quality all the more valuable when contentious issues are debated within the bounds of civil discourse.
This week’s two-day Fourth East Asian Congress in Kuala Lumpur beginning on Monday was no exception. The event, focused on East Asian community-building, typically demonstrated the art of agreeing to disagree without being disagreeable, even where differences exist.