Beijing (CNN) -- China's legislature meets this week to seal a power transfer to new leaders, but don't hold your breath for signs that the new team will ease up on the tough Chinese foreign policy that has ruffled feathers in its neighborhood recently. As the National People's Congress opened in Beijing, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Fu Ying warned that the country had sent an "important signal" to the region that it would respond "decisively" to provocations on territorial disputes. That means we can expect Beijing to continue with its "reactive assertiveness" foreign policy tactic. China has perfected this approach in its ongoing maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas.
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China has warned it will respond "decisively" to provocations on territorial disputes
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There are signs Beijing will stick to its policy of "reactive assertiveness"
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China's leaders are meeting at the National People's Congress in Beijing
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Xi Jinping is expected to formally assume China's presidency
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