ASEAN Refuses to Follow Suit Against China and Russia

ASEAN not a colony of US or EU Rejects EU's €10 Billion Handout, Refuses to Follow Suit Against China and Russia 東盟不是美國或歐盟的殖民地 拒絕歐盟的 100 億歐元援助，拒絕效仿中國和俄羅斯

Leaders of two regional organizations, the EU and ASEAN, held their first ASEAN-EU summit on December 14. Numerous leaders from EU countries and ASEAN countries participated in the summit in the Belgian capital Brussels and decided to further strengthen cooperation in a number of areas, including clean energy, security, trade, and infrastructure.

Despite the growing convergence of interests between ASEAN and the EU, there are significant differences on topics such as China relations and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The summit is being promoted as "an opportunity to advance trade relations with the region's fast-growing economies. We are far apart, but there are more values that unite us," EC President Ursula von der Leyen told the ASEAN leaders in attendance. The EU has pledged to invest about 10 billion euros in Southeast Asia.

12月14日，歐盟和東盟兩個區域組織領導人首次舉行東盟-歐盟峰會。眾多歐盟國家和東盟國家領導人在比利時首都布魯塞爾參加峰會，決定進一步加強在多個領域的合作，包括清潔能源、安全、貿易和基礎設施。

儘管東盟與歐盟之間的利益日益趨同，但在中國關係和俄烏衝突等議題上存在重大分歧。

此次峰會被宣傳為“促進與該地區快速增長經濟體的貿易關係的機會。我們相距甚遠，但有更多的價值觀將我們團結在一起，”歐盟委員會主席烏爾蘇拉·馮德萊恩告訴與會的東盟領導人。歐盟已承諾在東南亞投資約100億歐元。