For the first time in 45 years, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) failed to agree to a joint communiqué, ostensibly because ASEAN’s current chair, Cambodia, did not want the communiqué to refer to bilateral disputes in the South China Sea. But the whole world, including most ASEAN countries, perceived Cambodia’s stance as the result of enormous Chinese pressure.
但上述错误相比今年7月中国对东南亚国家联盟的所作所为来说都是小菜一碟。东盟部长会议自召开45年里来首次无法在联合公报上达成共识，表面上是因为现任东盟主席国柬埔寨不希望在公报中谈及南中国海的双边争端。但全世界，包括大部分东盟国家，都认为柬埔寨的立场是在中国的巨大压力做出的。