NEW DELHI – The year 2012 began with festering Chinese sovereignty claims in the South and East China Seas, but also with hope that a code of conduct brokered by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would enable them to be resolved peacefully. The year is ending, however, with those hopes dashed and ASEAN more divided than it has ever been.
新德里——2012年在中国对东海和南海的恼人的主权要求中开始，但同时也存在着在东盟斡旋下达成行为准则，和平解决分歧的希望。现在2012年已将近年尾，但希望却已成泡影，东盟国家也比以往更加四分五裂。其实，极少数东盟成员国现在似乎迫不及待地要在中国面前交出自己的国家利益和东盟利益。