In April,2004,the news report that US would deploy its military forces in the Malacca Strait raised great concern among the littoral countries and other countries such as Japan,France,Australia and India also cared ab...In April,2004,the news report that US would deploy its military forces in the Malacca Strait raised great concern among the littoral countries and other countries such as Japan,France,Australia and India also cared about the safety in that area.After the discussion with Malaysia,Indonesia and Singapore,they have decided to cooperate in anti-piracy patrols in the strait since the middle of July.They all recognize the needs for an international cooperation to deal with the maritime terror threats in the region.From all the evolution of the event,we can see the spirit of ASEAN collectivism has made great impact on it and that they have made some substantial steps in the commonwealth of its security.Meanwhile we must make it clear that the gate has opened to Multi-lateral cooperation to deal with the issue of the Malacca Strait by means of cooperating with big countries such as the United States and India to exchange intelligence and technology.The Malacca Strait issue has also implied strategic significance on both China and its later development in South China Sea.展开更多
文摘In April,2004,the news report that US would deploy its military forces in the Malacca Strait raised great concern among the littoral countries and other countries such as Japan,France,Australia and India also cared about the safety in that area.After the discussion with Malaysia,Indonesia and Singapore,they have decided to cooperate in anti-piracy patrols in the strait since the middle of July.They all recognize the needs for an international cooperation to deal with the maritime terror threats in the region.From all the evolution of the event,we can see the spirit of ASEAN collectivism has made great impact on it and that they have made some substantial steps in the commonwealth of its security.Meanwhile we must make it clear that the gate has opened to Multi-lateral cooperation to deal with the issue of the Malacca Strait by means of cooperating with big countries such as the United States and India to exchange intelligence and technology.The Malacca Strait issue has also implied strategic significance on both China and its later development in South China Sea.