Its member states are constantly being evaluated for their economic potential and desirability as a market for investments, goods, and services. At the same time, their effort to forge a community free from external intervention is shaping a new regional order based on common security and shared prosperity.
发自雅加达——东南亚联盟如今正迎来一个决定性的时刻。一直以来，全世界都在评估东盟各成员国作为一个整体性投资、商品和服务市场的潜力和可行性。 而与此同时，东盟各国也正在努力构建一个不受外部干涉的联盟，并以此形成一个基于共同安全和共同繁荣的新秩序。