NEW YORK – Why are French, British, and American warships, but not Chinese or Malaysian warships, sitting near the Burmese coast loaded with food and other necessities for the victims of Cyclone Nargis? Why has the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) been so slow and weak in its response to a natural calamity that ravaged one of its own members?
纽约-为什么是法国、英国和美国的军舰满载着用于救助受到纳吉斯风暴袭击的灾民的食品和其他必需品停靠在缅甸海岸的附近，而不是中国或马来西亚的军舰呢？为什么东盟在一场自然灾害袭击了它自己的一个成员国时反应如此缓慢并且孱弱呢？