2022年是东南亚国家的主场外交年。经过年内的多轮外交努力,柬埔寨、印度尼西亚和泰国分别作为东盟、二十国集团、亚太经合组织轮值国主席,于11月先后成功举办东亚合作领导人系列会议、二十国集团领导人峰会和亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议,这是东盟国家在努力构建自身统一性与中心地位后的外交成功,体现了其战略自主性。一是以多边反哺双边,推动中美双边关系破冰回暖。二是以区域带动全球,助力全球治理进程聚焦定向。东盟“峰会年”凸显东盟灵活、包容及倡导合作对话的组织特性,各大国对此表示认可,由此东盟的战略地位得到进一步提升。未来,中国应继续尊重和认可东盟的中心地位,在更多议题领域助力东盟发挥战略自主性,推动构建一个以东盟为中心的地区框架,维护地区合作、和平、共同繁荣的发展方向。
The year of 2022 saw Southeast Asian countries host successive diplomacy summits. Cambodia,Indonesia and Thailand have successfully hosted three large-scale and high-level international conferences,including the East Asia Summit,the G20 Summit and the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November 2022,through several rounds of diplomatic efforts within this year. This phenomenon reflected that ASEAN countries hold on to self-unity and ASEAN centrality,as well as seek strategic autonomy,achieving remarkable results. Firstly,they promote bilateral relations through multilateral cooperation,pushing China-U.S. relationship to break the ice. Secondly,they promote global governance through regional governance,driving the global governance focus orientation. But at the same time,these Summits also have some limitations in terms of speed,agenda setting,representativeness and sustainability. The phenomenon of “Summit year” of ASEAN reflects the flexibility and inclusiveness of ASEAN among major powers,which holds the characteristic of advocating cooperative dialogue. And the recognition of major powers further enhances its pivotal status. In the future,China should continue to respect and recognize ASEAN centrality and help ASEAN develop its strategic autonomy in more issue areas. We should jointly build a regional framework centered on ASEAN,maintaining the development direction of regional cooperation,peace and common prosperity.
| Keywords: | ASEAN CountriesStrategic AutonomyASEAN Summit YearMultilateral Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region |