东盟地区论坛的发展、作用与中国的政策选择

the ASEAN Regional Forum: Its Developments, Functions and China’s Policy Options

东盟地区论坛自上世纪90年代中期成立以来，在维护亚太地区安全与稳定方面发挥积极作用并取得了一定的成效。作为亚太地区的重要国家，中国对东盟地区论坛一直持支持和合作的态度。今后中国仍应继续积极参与东盟地区论坛的建设，以有效维护良好的周边安全环境。

Since the inception of the ASEAN Regional Forum in the mid-1990s,it has played a positive role and achieved considerable successes in maintaining regional security and stability.However,as a result of its internal contradictions and shortcomings,it has encountered from time to time,some difficulties in operating properly,holding it back in fulfilling its crucial functions to its security commitments in the region.In order to expand bilateral talks and increase their mutual understanding between China and various countries of the ASEAN by means of the Forum as a platform.China should make policy options to support the ASEAN Regional Forum,and encourage it in building up new security concepts with mutual trust at the core,and in broadening bilateral and multilateral cooperation between member countries in the forum in comprehensive security areas.