Well, Dr. Lim's 'take' is ONE take. There will be others from a diversity of minds and from moving fingers that write different stories, the results of views through different lenses.
Any 'game' in any town, any where in which China is involved is a big time event. This is high stakes international diplomacy. The messaging is meant to inform and by its very nature to disinform, disguise real intentions and leave lots of room for creative ambiguity.
PERHAPS looking behind and beyond the speeches is important, smarter. What really counts is the MESSENGERS who occupied center stage.
Time, which owns us all and owns events large and small, will have the last say. Time tells all, given enough time.
Dr. Lim, wise beyond his years, know that.