Furthermore, Europe can contribute to the development of the norms that shape the security environment. For example, Europe can play an important role in reinforcing a universal interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, rather than China’s idiosyncratic version – especially given that the US has not even ratified the treaty.
此外，欧洲能够帮助发展决定安全环境的范式。比如，欧洲可以在执行联合国海洋法公约（United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea）的普通解释而非中国提出的特殊解释方面起到重要作用——特别是在美国尚未签署该条约的情况下。