As a result of China’s hardening stance, Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN’s outgoing secretary-general has said that Asia is entering its “most contentious” period in recent years. Indeed, he warns that “the South China Sea could evolve into another Palestine,” unless countries try harder to defuse rather than inflame tensions.
随着中国立场的渐趋强硬，东盟即将离任的秘书长素林·比素万表示亚洲正逐渐进入近年来“最有争议”的时期。事实上，他警告“南海问题可能演化为另一个巴勒斯坦”，除非各国更加努力地去化解，而不是加剧紧张局势。