印太视角下的“东盟中心地位”及美国-东盟关系挑战

2019年6月,美国和东盟相继发布了印太战略和印太展望文件,描绘了各自对印太地区秩序的构想、愿景及利益主张。表面上看,美国的印太战略和东盟的印太展望都提出了"东盟中心地位"问题,两者似乎在这一问题上存在共识。但进一步分析显示,两者的"东盟中心地位"大异其趣,在出发点、关注点和实现目标的手段等方面,美国和东盟存在根本性不同。尽管美国和东盟在海上安全、能源与基础设施建设及数字和网络安全等领域存在合作空间,但是随着中美在印太地区博弈加深和美国主导地区秩序走向的意图日益凸显,美国与东盟关系将面临新的更大挑战。

ASEAN Centrality in the Indo-Pacific and the Challenges of U.S.-ASEAN Relations

In June 2019, the United States and ASEAN published Indo-Pacific Strategy and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific respectively, laying out their distinctive visions, objectives, and interests in the Indo-Pacific regional order. At first glance, both documents mentioned the "ASEAN Centrality", implying some common grounds between the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and ASEN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. However, further analysis shows that there are great differences between the two apparently converging "ASEAN Centrality", in objectives, priorities, and means to achieve goals, among others. Needless to say, there is still room for cooperation in the areas of maritime security, infrastructure development, and digital and cyber security, the U.S.-ASEAN relations will face increasing challenges ahead as the competition between China and the U.S. deepens and the intentions of the United States to lead the regional order become increasingly prominent.