On the Asian side, the seven ASEAN countries are joined from Northeast Asia by China, Japan and South Korea, while presidents or prime ministers are here from all EU countries except Greece, Sweden, Denmark and Spain, along with the President of the European Commission. This unprecedented line-up makes the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) a rare occasion.
亞洲方面除了東協七國加上東北亞中、日、韓三國，歐體除了希臘、瑞典、丹麥、西班牙等四國元首不克前來，其他十一國的總統或總理都來捧場，再加上歐聯主席「亞歐高峰會」陣容空前，成了罕見的「超級大廟會」。