For example, the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise was the largest ever, including more than 42 ships and 25,000 personnel from 22 countries, while the US and China staged their first-ever maritime counter-piracy exercise near the Horn of Africa. In 2013, we will engage for the first time in multilateral military exercises led by ASEAN, while China has been invited to send ships to RIMPAC 2014. &#160;
强化联盟及伙伴关系最重要的方法之一是通过联合训练和演习。2012年，美国增加了整个亚太地区双边和多边演习的规模和数量。例如举行了有史以来规模最大的环太平洋演习（RIMPAC），来自22个国家和地区的超过42艘舰艇和25，000名人员参与其中，而美中两国也在非洲之角附近举行了首次海上反海盗演习。2013年，我们将首次参与东盟领导下的多边军事演习，而中国已应邀派军舰参与2014的环太平洋演习。